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Monday, May 13, 2013  Tuesday is election day for those who live in Forest Acres.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Last year's election in Richland County was a day of extremely long lines and wait times and npw the election day voting mess is going to cost you a pretty penny to clean up.

Monday, May 06, 2013  Former Gov. Mark Sanford and Elizabeth Colbert Busch (KOHL'-buhrt) Busch are campaigning into the final hours before election day in the state's 1st Congressional District.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  Democrats in the South Carolina House say an early voting bill being pushed by Republicans will limit voters' ability to cast a ballot early.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  The Senate has approved a bill allowing true early voting in South Carolina.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  A South Carolina House committee advanced a bill that creates a nine-day window of no-excuse-needed early voting, but limits voters' ability to vote early.

Friday, February 08, 2013  Spartanburg County election officials say they would like schools to be closed for voting in local races as a security measure.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  A House panel has advanced a bill allowing true early voting in South Carolina.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013  South Carolina lawmakers are scheduled to take another look at early voting.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  Richland County Elections Attorney Steve Hamm and his team have been working to resolve the issues that caused problems for Richland County voters; many stood in line for hours to cast their ballot on November 6.

Thursday, January 03, 2013  The Executive Director of the Richland County Elections and Voter Registration Office announced Thursday she will be resigning from her position this month.

Friday, December 21, 2012  Richland County's Legislative Delegation has passed a resloution asking Richland County Elections Director Lillian McBride to resign.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  The chairwoman of the Richland County elections board has announced her resignation and says the woman who ran the problem-plagued 2012 election should step down, too.

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  The Richland County Election Commission dealt with several protests over the November 6 election Monday.

Monday, December 03, 2012  Election workers found even more uncounted votes weeks after the commission certified the election.