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Wednesday, March 20, 2013  State Sen. Larry Grooms has conceded in the GOP primary in South Carolina's 1st Congressional District, but a recount of the votes to officially determine the second-place finisher in the crowded field will go on.

Friday, March 15, 2013  South Carolina's Election Commission would get about $6 million in one-time money to buy laptops that can speed up precinct lines and save for a future replacement of voting machines under a budget plan proposed by the state House.

Monday, March 11, 2013  Judge skeptical of former Sen. Craig's use of campaign cash to pay for sex-sting legal defense

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Friday, March 08, 2013  The 18 candidates vying for South Carolina's open 1st District congressional seat have raised just over $3 million for the primary less than two weeks away.

Friday, March 08, 2013  State election officials have printed over 1,100 photo identification cards for voters to use at the polls to comply with South Carolina's new voter ID law.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  A bill to make the elected Secretary of State responsible for running elections in South Carolina is heading to the House Judiciary Committee.

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.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  One day after Richland County election commission board chair Liz Crum stepped down, county leaders are still looking for change.

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.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012  The South Carolina Election Commission has rejected protests over Democratic State Rep.

Monday, November 19, 2012  The State Election Commission has finally certified all of South Carolina's election results.

Monday, November 19, 2012  The State Election Commission is certifying more results from this year's South Carolina elections. Commissioners are meeting Monday to officially recognize votes from races that happened in Richland County.

Friday, November 16, 2012  Richland County has finally certified its election results, 10 days after Election Day.