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August 15, 2006

2006 General Election Ballot Candidates

CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICES U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SOLICITOR STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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August 14, 2006

2006 Statewide Constitutional Amendments

November 7, 2006 Statewide Constitutional Amendment Questions & Explanations 1. Must Article XVII of the Constitution of this State be amended by adding Section 15 so as […]

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August 6, 2006

Deadlines Approach for Absentee Voting

5:00 p.m., Friday, November 3—Deadline to apply for mail-in absentee ballots. 5:00 p.m., Monday, November 6—Deadline to vote absentee in person at your county voter registration office. […]

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July 26, 2006

May is Voter Education Month

As part of the South Carolina’s Help America Vote Act (HAVA) State Plan, the South Carolina Election Commission on May 3, 2006, announced May as Voter Education […]

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Deadline Approaches for Primary Absentee Voting

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—May 23, 2006 Contact: Chris Whitmire Phone: (803) 734-9070 E-mail: cwhitmire@elections.sc.gov   WHO MAY VOTE ABSENTEE IN THE JUNE 13 PRIMARIES? Registered voters who are: Students, […]

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2006 Democrat and Republican Primary Ballot Candidates

2006 Primary Ballot Candidates DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY   Constitutional Candidates OFFICE NAME AS TO APPEAR ON BALLOT GOVERNOR C DENNIS AUGHTRY TOMMY MOORE FRANK WILLIS   U.S. House […]

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More Than 2.4 Million South Carolinians Eligible to Vote in Primary

COLUMBIA, SC—More than 2.4 million South Carolinians will be eligible to vote in the Democratic and Republican Primaries on June 13. The number of registered voters in […]

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EAC Commissioner Donetta Davidson Visits South Carolina

U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) board member Donetta Davidson spent Tuesday, June 13, 2006, in South Carolina observing the statewide primary voting process. Davidson visited several polling […]

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SEC Certifies Results of Primaries; Calls for Recounts, Runoffs

COLUMBIA, SC—The State Election Commission met at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 17, 2006, as the State Board of Canvassers to certify the results of the June […]

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SEC Certifies Results of Recounts

The State Election Commission met at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, June 19, 2006, as the State Board of Canvassers to certify the results of recounts ordered on […]

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