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Monday, February 04, 2013  Former South Carolina GOP Executive Director Todd Kincannon has found himself under fire online and on social media after “a flurry of racially-charged tweets” during last night’s Super Bowl.

Thursday, May 17, 2012  The South Carolina Election Commission is telling the state Republican Party it can't put someone back on the June primary ballot without violating a state Supreme Court order.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012  The South Carolina Senate approved a bill Wednesday that could head off the election chaos that is currently swirling throughout South Carolina.  State GOP officials also re-instated a candidate to the ballot who is expected to engage in a heated primary battle.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012  A three-judge federal panel is throwing out a lawsuit accusing South Carolina election officials of breaking federal law by sending partial ballots to overseas voters. However, the attorney who brought the suit says it just the beginning of the litigation to come in the election controversy.

Monday, May 14, 2012  Three federal judges are set to consider an attorney's argument that South Carolina decision to send partial ballots to overseas voters was a violation of federal election law. The panel is holding a hearing Monday to hear motions from Todd Kincannon.

Friday, May 11, 2012  An attorney for a state Senate candidate is abandoning his effort to reinstate nearly 200 candidates left off of June 12 primary ballots by a South Carolina Supreme Court decision.

Thursday, May 10, 2012  A three-judge panel will meet next week to consider delaying South Carolina's June 12 primaries in the wake of a state Supreme Court decision that removed nearly 200 candidates from ballots.

Wednesday, February 01, 2012  A federal judge has ruled that a South Carolina company's lawsuit against a former employee over Twitter followers can go forward.

Wednesday, August 24, 2011  Five days after University of South Carolina officials took the unprecendented step of ordering a campus-wide halt to fraternity recruitment due to alleged alcohol violations, the school is facing a possible lawsuit over the decision. Do you think the university had the authority to halt fraternity recruitment or did its actions deprive students of their rights?

Monday, December 14, 2009  S.C. Republicans have a new executive director for the state party. Chairwoman Karen Floyd announced Monday that Todd Kincannon will be the party's new day-to-day leader.