Filing opens for 2018 races across South Carolina
COLUMBIA (AP) Candidate filing is now open for this year’s elections in South Carolina. Filing opened at noon on March 16. Candidates have until noon on March 30 to file their paperwork and pay required fees. The governor and other statewide elected officials face voters this year, as do all of South Carolina’s seven U.S. […]
Elections – No Party ID on Virginia Local Candidates
Marcellus v. Va. State Board of Elections (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-046-17, 20 pp.) (Niemeyer, J.) No. 16-1331, Feb. 21, 2017; USDC at Richmond, Va. (Lauck, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: The 4th Circuit upholds a Virginia statute that says only candidates for federal, statewide and General Assembly elections may be identified on the ballot by the […]
Business Law
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