BATESBURG-LEESVILLE MAYOR: Lancer Shull speaks on hopes for new term after reelection
With additional COVID funding coming from the state and many locally owned small businesses, Mayor Shull says the future is bright for Batesburg-Leesville.
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Sam Johnson officially files in the race for mayor of Columbia
Sam Johnson officially threw his hat into the ring for Columbia’s upcoming mayoral race today.
Town of Pine Ridge opens polls to elect new mayor
Residents in the Town of Pine Ridge are casting their ballots for mayor today. The special-called election comes after Robert Wells resigned in March for what he called lingering complications from COVID-19.
AP: The Latest: Ossoff wins Ga. Senate seat, gives Dems control
Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff has won his Senate runoff election.
Supreme Court reinstates South Carolina ballot witness requirement
(AP Photo/Nati Harnik) By: JESSICA GRESKO, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats had sought to have the requirement put on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic, but Republicans had defended it as deterring fraud. While the high court reinstated the requirement, voters have already started returning ballots. The court said that any ballots cast before the court’s action Monday evening…
Witness signatures once again required on absentee by mail ballots
According the the South Carolina State Election Commission, citizens voting absentee by mail must now have a witness signature on their ballot.
City of Cayce election results too close to call
On Tuesday, the City of Cayce held a special election to fill its City Council District 1 seat.
Elite hackers find security ‘vulnerabilities’ with voting machines around the country
(CNN ) — For the third straight year, elite hackers have released a report detailing vulnerabilities in voting machines used across the country. Each year thousands of hackers are invited to the def con voting village to see what holes they can find in the country’s voting equipment to evaluate election security. The report states each of the 100 machines…
Polls to open Saturday for Absentee voting
The South Carolina Election Commission says absentee ballot numbers have set a record statewide and to make it easier County elections offices will be open Saturday.
Deadline to register for general election
If you haven’t already done so, you only have one more day to register to vote.
