Greenville Co. Dems Sue GOP, Candidates
Ballot controversy headed to courts as it has in other SC counties.
Last week Patch reported that several Greenville County candidates should have been ineligible to be on the ballot based on the State Supreme Court’s May 2 ruling, which required that candidates present a Statement of Economic Interest (SEI) form and a Statement of Intention of Candidacy (SIC) simultaneously to be considered eligible. On Wednesday, the Greenville County Democratic Party decided to challenge the eligibility of certain candidates. The party filed suit in Greenville County Courts, naming the Greenville County Republican Party (and party chair Betty Poe), the South Carolina Republican Party, the Greenville County Board of Elections, and three GOP candidates (Mike Barnes, Jane Kizer and Ross Turner) as defendants. In the …
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Shawn Drury
3:39 pm on Saturday, July 28, 2012
Loey, Thwe Supreme Court ruled on May 2 (here's the opinion: http://www.judicial.state.sc.us/opinions/displayOpinion.cfm?caseNo=27120) that the electronic filing requirement did not negate the requirement to present paper copies of the SEI and the SIC to the same person. It might seem redundant to have to submit a paper copy of the SIC after a candidate has already filed online, but according to … more ›