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Yesterday at 8:23 AM  During jury selection at George Zimmerman's trial for shooting Trayvon Martin, which is continuing for a seventh day Tuesday, Circuit Judge Debra Nelson has been listening to testimony from voice recognition experts.

Friday, June 14, 2013  Candidates and third party groups spent about $7.3 million in the race for South Carolina's 1st District congressional seat earlier this year.

Monday, June 10, 2013  Jury selection begins Monday in the Orlando suburb of Sanford, Fla., the scene of massive protests.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  The new director of the Richland County Elections & Voter Registration office will start June 24.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013  A committee of House and Senate members has reached agreement on a bill intended to prevent another ballot-tossing election mess

Monday, June 03, 2013  South Carolina's legislators have passed more than 40 measures into law this year, with highlights providing incentives to Boeing, allowing for legal raffles and helping prevent the mentally ill from buying guns.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  The head of the Orangeburg County Election Commission is applying to become the paid head of the county's Voter Registration Department.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann says she won't run for re-election in 2014

Monday, May 27, 2013  The man hired to be Richland County's new elections director says he will have plenty of time to do the job right.

Monday, May 20, 2013  South Carolina's attorney general is soliciting calls from conservative groups that believe they were wrongfully targeted by the Internal Revenue Service.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  The elections director in Orangeburg has been selected to take over elections in Richland County.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  The unofficial results are in after Tuesday's City Council election.

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

Monday, May 13, 2013  Columbia mayor Steve Benjamin announced Monday that he is running for a second term.

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.