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ABC NEWS–Tuesday is Election Day and the stakes could not be higher for a midterm contest: Control of both the House and Senate is up for grabs and could come down to a handful of close elections in a number of key states. New laws and new voting machines are in place, designed to make the voting process more efficient….

Carolina Political Analyst Projects Close Race

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – USC professor and political analyst Dr. Robert Oldendick says Tuesday’s presidential election results will be extremely close. “I’ve been doing this for 11 cycles now, and this is by far, the most difficult to project,” he said. Oldendick says what’s been a negative personality election will drive higher voter turnout. “Because both sides are so afraid of…

Absentee Voting Up According to SC Election Commission

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – While the presidential contest between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump tops South Carolina’s ballot, voters will also choose whether U.S. Sen. Tim Scott and seven U.S. House incumbents return to Washington. Absentee voting has already broken the record previously set in 2012, when nearly 395,000 people voted absentee either in person or by mail. According to…

FBI Clears Clinton: Vote 2016

ABC NEWS–The FBI has concluded a review of newly-discovered emails related to Hillary Clinton, and sees no reason to change its previous conclusions about Clinton’s use of a private server when she was secretary of state, FBI Director James Comey said in a letter to Congress today. In July, after a year-long investigation, the FBI concluded that charges against Clinton were…

South Carolina Officials Discuss Securing 2016 Election

Election Day 2016 is almost here. Millions of South Carolinians will head to the polls to cast their votes, but before they do, there are a few changes that make this election different from others in the past. South Carolina Election Commission Public Information Officer Chris Whitmire details some key differences in this upcoming election. Categories: Local News, Politics