Wednesday, May 15, 2013
The Richland County Election and Voter Registration Commission voted 3-1 Wednesday to hire Howard Jackson to lead the elections office.
Howard Jackson, director of Voter Registration and Elections in Orangeburg County, has been hired to head Richland County's elections office. The Richland County Election and Voter Registration Commission voted 3-1 Wednesday after meeting with Jackson in a closed-door session, The State reports. Commission member Elaine Dubose voted against hiring Jackson for the job. Jackson replaces Lillian McBride who resigned after the November election was plagued with long lines and a shortage of voting machines. Jackson was one of three candidates for the position, but two of them withdrew their names.
Monday, May 13, 2013
The board met for almost two hours in a private session Monday to review the only candidate remaining for the position, according to a report from The State.
The Richland County Election Commission is still looking for a new director to lead the county's elections office. The board met for almost two hours in a private session Monday to review the only candidate remaining for the position, according to a report from The State. Three finalists were chosen for the job, but two of them have withdrawn their names. The remaining candidate is Howard Jackson, elections director in Orangeburg County. According to The State, Jackson did not disclose to the board that he was investigated by SLED after he was appointed director in 2008. No evidence of criminal wrongdoing was found and the case was closed, the report said. The search for a new director began when Lillian McBride resigned in January — …
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Congressman-elect won't appear in court Thursday on trespass allegation.
Congressman-elect Mark Sanford won't appear in Charleston County Family Court Thursday on a trespassing allegation. A Family Court clerk confirmed the contempt of court hearing had been cancelled, and the judge is withholding sentencing. See the latest court filing. Mark Sanford in court papers admitted to trespassing at Jenny Sanford's beachfront Sullivan's Island home when he visited his son on Feb. 3 to watch the Super Bowl. He has agreed to pay his ex-wife's attorney's fees. Jenny Sanford had alleged that the former Republican governor repeatedly entered her beachfront Sullivan's Island home without her consent. She caught him leaving the house following the Super Bowl on Feb. 3, according to a court filing. See the court filings. …
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Green Party candidate Eugene Platt saw several positive outcomes from his First Congressional District race despite finishing a distant third
No one can claim Eugene Platt and the Green Party played the spoiler role in the First Congressional District race won by former Gov. Mark Sanford Tuesday. "I want to congratulate Gov. Sanford on his win, and [Elizabeth Colbert] Busch on her run," Platt said. "I'm happy with what we did, giving people a third choice. So many times in South Carolina we only have two choices on the ballot, and a lot of times it's only one choice." With less than 1,000 votes, according to unofficial results, Platt didn't manage to break 1 percent of the vote, but he isn't disheartened. "I'm so relieved, but it was all worth it," Platt said. "The better part of 1,000 people voted for me, that's more people than I know." His main goal during the election was to…
Voters may have not forgiven the former governor but they kept the First District seat in Republican hands Tuesday.
To become one of the most spectacular political stories of a Comeback Kid, Mark Sanford didn't need forgiveness — and didn't receive much from voters who admitted to personally disliking the former governor — but needed to take advantage of the South Carolina First Congressional District's dislike of national Democrats like House Minority Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Barack Obama. The Republican nominee for S.C. First Congressional District won 54 percent of the vote in Tuesday's special election triggered by the appointment of former Congressman and now-Sen. Tim Scott to the U.S. Senate. While the district has remained in GOP control for more than 30 years, Sanford was outspent and, at times, lagging behind his Democratic rival …
Longtime Republican district stays that way after special election.
Elizabeth Colbert Busch came up short in her bid to become the first Democrat to represent the First Congressional District in more than 30 years. Colbert Busch was defeated by Republican Mark Sanford 54-45 percent. Turnout was estimated to be 31 percent, very high for a special election and one of the many factors working in Sanford's favor. Colbert Busch spoke briefly to her supporters once the race was called, thanking them for their support and acknowledging that, given the staunch Republican majority in the district, the race was an uphill climb from the start. Sanford’s win caps one of the most remarkable comebacks in political history and returns him to the office he held from 1995-2001. Colbert Busch was not able to capitalize on …
The formerly disgraced Republican governor returns to Congress with a victory.
Mark Sanford, whose political career was left for dead with dozens of ethics violations and an extramarital affair made very public, will return to Congress. With 100 precinct of precincts reporting, Sanford collected 54 percent of the votes against Elizabeth Colbert Busch in South Carolina's First Congressional District special election. Turnout was very high for a special election at 31 percent, which helped the former governor in the highly conservative district. In the end, Sanford didn't win on forgiveness — which is good, because he didn't get it. See how Sanford was able to win the election here. On Wednesday, Sanford got more good news when he settled a Charleston County Family Court case against his ex-wife, Jenny Sanford. See …
Residents can listen to the candidates and meet them at a forum tonight.
With the election to fill two Forest Acres City Council seats just a week away, residents have a chance to meet with the six candidates in the running. The Forest Acres Neighborhood Association is hosting a candidates forum from 6:30 to 8 p.m. tonight at St. Michael & All Angels' Episcopal Church at 6408 Bridgewood Road. Each candidate will have 10 minutes to speak, followed by a meet-and-greet social over light refreshments. All six candidates for council are slated to attend the forum: Voters will head to the polls May 14. Two seats are up for election: the seat held by Shell Suber, who is running again, and the seat held by Charlie Fetner, who is not running again due to illness. The two candidates with the highest vote totals win. …
Former governor and congressman makes final push for votes.
Mark Sanford was a busy man on Monday. He criss-crossed the First Congressional District on the last full day of his race against Elizabeth Colbert Busch in a manner that was enthusiastic without being desperate. The former governor was happy to talk politics with anyone who crossed his path and was more accessible than usual—at one point driving a reporter around Charleston County—which is saying something. With his political life on the line on Tuesday, Sanford maintained a breezy confidence resulting from a belief he had done all he could do to win what is expected to be close race. At an end-of-day dinner with volunteers, Sanford thanked them for their support before saying, "It's up to the voters and the Lord." The supporters were …
Monday, May 6, 2013
Most of last full day spent in Charleston County.
The biggest criticism Mark Sanford has made of Elizabeth Colbert Busch, his Democratic rival for the First Congressional District seat, is that she will be little more than a rubber stamp for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. Sanford hammered home the point repeatedly in last week’s debate after spending an hour or so the previous week “debating” a cardboard cutout of Pelosi. Sanford has linked Colbert Busch to Pelosi because a PAC supported by the former Speaker has donated large amounts of money to her campaign. But Colbert Busch has pushed back on the notion that she is little more than a Pelosi puppet. She strongly disputed the suggestion at the debate. And when she was asked about it by a reporter on Monday, she did so again. "No …
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11:18 am on Friday, May 10, 2013
I have several friends who are DEM AHHHH yeah they do wear their (family values) on their sleeves. Didnt Jessie Jackson sr. father a child while he was married. Or after it came puplic that his wife was okay with it more ›