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January 11, 2006

Some 17-year-olds May Register to Vote in the 2006 Primary Election Beginning Friday, January 13th

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—January 11th, 2006    Contact:  Chris Whitmire Phone:  (803) 734-9070  E-mail:  cwhitmire@elections.sc.gov   Some 17-year-olds May Register to Vote in the 2006 Primary Election Beginning Friday   […]

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January 3, 2006

House District 64 Democratic Primary

December 27, 2005 – Clarendon & Williamsburg OFFICIAL RESULTS   Clarendon Williamsburg Totals Candidate Name Votes Percent Votes Percent Votes Percent Mitch Ellerby 817 17.1% 24 18.5% […]

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December 2, 2005

State House District 31 Special Election

November 29, 2005 – Spartanburg County OFFICIAL RESULTS Candidate Votes Percent Joe Burgess, Republican 49 4.3%  Harold Mitchell, Democratic 1,080  95.7% Write-Ins 0 0%   Democratic Primary […]

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October 21, 2005

Fairgoers Pick Favorites Using State’s New Voting System

For Immediate Release:                     Contact:  Chris Whitmire October 21, 2005                             (803) 734-9070                                          (Columbia, SC) Visitors to the S.C. State Fair not only had a chance to try […]

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EAC Releases 2004 Election Day Survey Results

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) today released the 2004 Election Day Survey, the largest and most comprehensive survey on election administration ever conducted by […]

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October 14, 2005

State House District 31 Democratic Primary

October 11, 2005 – Spartanburg County OFFICIAL RESULTS Candidate Votes Percent MIKE BROWN 180 12.85 DANIEL L. GOODWIN 273 19.5 RICK L. GRAY 72 5.15 HAROLD MITCHELL […]

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October 12, 2005

State House District 24 Special Election

October 4, 2005 – Greenville County  OFFICIAL RESULTS Candidate Votes Percent BRUCE W. BANNISTER (REP) 3,232 57.71 MICHELLE R. SHAIN (DEM) 2,367 42.27 WRITE-IN. 1 0.02 Totals […]

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September 2, 2005

State House District 24 Republican Primary Runoff

August 30, 2005 – Greenville County OFFICIAL RESULTS Candidate Votes Percent Bruce W. Bannister WINNER 2,637 66.6% William D. Herlong 1,325 33.4%     Republican Primary Results […]

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August 25, 2005

August 2005 Douan Appeal and Decision

The following documents pertain to the appeal and decision regarding W.J. Douan in the special Charleston County Council, District 7 County Coucil election conducted on July 19, […]

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August 17, 2005

State House District 121 Special Election

August 16, 2005 – Beaufort & Colleton Counties OFFICIAL RESULTS Candidate Name Votes Percent JENNIFER A. BAILEY (REP) 696 34.88 KENNETH F. HODGES (DEM) WINNER 1299 65.12 […]

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