Wednesday, June 6, 2012
A second S.C. Supreme Court ruling has kicked more candidates off ballots across the state
The South Carolina Supreme Court threw more candidates off of ballots across the state Tuesday when it ruled the Florence County Republican Party had not complied with its earlier ruling removing nearly 200 candidates from ballots. And now party leaders and election officials across the state are scrambling to understand the impact. In Charleston County, Democrat Carol Tempel was initially certified by the county party following the initial court ruling, but following Tuesday's decision, Tempel announced she was droping out of the race for S.C. House District 115. "The Supreme Court could not have been more clear in their ruling yesterday. If candidates did not file properly, they should not be on the ballot. I accept full responsibility …
Friday, May 4, 2012
An attorney acting on behalf of S.C. Senate candidate Amanda Somers filed a lawsuit this morning in federal court that challenges the S.C. Supreme Court's decision.
A South Carolina Senate candidate has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Columbia that would set aside this week's S.C. Supreme Court's ruling on the ballot controversy that has hijacked the electoral conversation just weeks ahead of the June primaries. Todd Kincannon, an attorney acting on behalf of Amanda Somers but including as plaintiffs all candidates improperly left off of ballots, filed a non-jury complaint in U.S. District Court on Friday morning that requested an emergency hearing a temporary restraining order from ballots being issued until the impasse is resolved. The lawsuit alleges that the S.C. Election Commission, among other things, had violated the Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, and that that the state's …
Monday, November 14, 2011
Republicans, Democrats unite in favor of primary mandate
Four South Carolina counties presented their arguments about the 2012 first-in-the-South primary to the South Carolina Supreme Court on Monday, stating that they had no obligation to cover the costs or to conduct the election. The four counties — Beaufort, Chester, Greenville and Spartanburg — filed suit despite a promise that the Republican Party would pay "all legitimate expenses," associated with the primary. Some county leaders said they were unsure about the commitment and wanted to be more involved in the decision-making process. Joel Collins, the lawyer for the counties, said the South Carolina law only required that the 2008 Presidential Primary be held, and that budget provisos made by the General Assembly during 2011 did not …
Terry Hardesty
1:30 pm on Thursday, June 7, 2012
It is my opinion the Supreme Court put incumbents is a different class of those filing for office. Filing with the SEI with the ethics commission is electronic and filing a hard copy with your filing statement in addition to the electronic version with ethics make disparate requirements. How is that fair or reasonable? No one should be exempt! more ›