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Wednesday, February 27, 2013  Civil liberties groups say federal voter protections are still needed in South Carolina.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  South Carolina can recover about $54,000 of its $3.5 million costs for a lawsuit defending the state's voter identification law.

Thursday, October 18, 2012  The son of late U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond will stay on ballots as the Republican nominee for a South Carolina state Senate seat.

Tuesday, October 02, 2012  The federal Justice Department has approved South Carolina's online voter registration law.

Friday, August 31, 2012  Attorneys are wrapping up testimony in the federal trial of South Carolina's voter identification law.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012  An attorney representing black South Carolina voters says a federal court ruling on Texas' voting maps bolsters his appeal before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Monday, August 27, 2012  A federal court in Washington considers a lawsuit challenging whether South Carolina's voter ID law is legal.

Tuesday, July 03, 2012  A revised timetable for the federal lawsuit over South Carolina's voter ID law would make it harder for the new requirements to impact the Nov. 6 general election.

Monday, July 02, 2012  The U.S. Justice Department has turned down South Carolina's voter identification law for a second time.

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.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012  The federal government has officially objected to claims that South Carolina's new voter identification law is fair to minorities.

Tuesday, February 07, 2012  South Carolina's top prosecutor says the U.S. Justice Department was wrong to block South Carolina from requiring voters to show government-issued photo identification to vote.