By MICHELLE LIU Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A federal judge in South Carolina ruled Tuesday that local election boards cannot reject voters’ absentee ballots on the basis of mismatched signatures and must review and reprocess previously ...

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  Nicole Scott, an attorney with Nexsen Pruet in Charleston, had been thinking about applying to become a poll worker during the 2020 election, and a recent order from the South Carolina Supreme Court gave her just the nudge she ...

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A federal judge said she will do her best to decide quickly if a requirement that absentee ballots in South Carolina have the signature of a witness is constitutional with people trying to stay isolated because of the coronavirus. South ...

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Gov. Henry McMaster signed into law Wednesday a bill allowing anyone to vote absentee in next month’s statewide primary and runoffs. Both the House and Senate passed the proposal Tuesday overcoming several roadblocks to assure no one has to vote ...

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Supreme Court justices invoked fears of bribery and chaos Wednesday to suggest they think states can require presidential electors to back their states’ popular vote winner in the Electoral College. The justices heard arguments on an unusual voting issue that ...

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A candidate for statewide office in Rhode Island told supporters not to volunteer or donate to his campaign: It was pointless since he had little chance of winning. A candidate for Congress in Connecticut disappeared from his own campaign, saying ...

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COLUMBIA (AP) South Carolina Republicans took the first step toward ending the state’s practice of crossover voting during primary elections, announcing that the party would ask voters if they feel they should have the option to affiliate with a political ...

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COLUMBIA (AP) Candidates across South Carolina have only a little bit more time to file for this year’s elections. Filing closed at noon March 30 for races including governor, the U.S. House and all of South Carolina’ statewide constitutional offices. ...

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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 ...

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EASLEY, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley has signed two ethics laws on income disclosure and independent investigations of legislators. The Republican governor signed the measures Thursday in Easley, where she thanked Senate Judiciary Chairman Larry Martin for his work ...

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