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South Carolina Elections: State Supreme Court To Decide Fate Of 83 Candidates

Lexington Patch  |  By Posted: 05/ 1/2012 10:46 am Updated: 05/ 1/2012 10:50 am

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Lexington Patch:

What started out as a lawsuit that could impact the races of a handful of Lexington County candidates running for state and local-level offices is now rippling throughout the entire state.

At stake? Dozens of candidates (at least 83 so far) could see their names pulled from the June 12 party primary ballots on account that they failed to submit legally mandated financial disclosure forms within the required timeframe. This report from SCNOW lists many of the candidates who, so far, could see their names pulled from ballots.

The state Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in the suit Tuesday morning in Columbia. The court meantime has ordered election officials to stop distributing ballots for the June primary until the matter is resolved. The lawsuit was filed by Michael Anderson and Robert Barger, both of Lexington.

Read the whole story at Lexington Patch

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What started out as a lawsuit that could impact the races of a handful of Lexington County candidates running for state and local-level offices is now rippling throughout the entire state. At stake...
What started out as a lawsuit that could impact the races of a handful of Lexington County candidates running for state and local-level offices is now rippling throughout the entire state. At stake...
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06:15 PM on 05/01/2012
This well written article again dramatizes the need for a one size fits all procedure when it comes to politics and voting - streamline the system -