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Wednesday, March 27, 2013  A review released by the South Carolina General Assembly Legislative Audit Council says voting machines used in South Carolina are not certified by a federal Election Assistance Commission.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  The South Carolina House has approved a bill that supporters say clarifies that sweepstakes machines are illegal video gambling.

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  Four more businesses have been busted for having illegal gambling machines.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  Nine video gambling devices were seized by authorities on Monday near West Columbia.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013  A CrimeStoppers tip helped Richland County deputies bust a gaming house and make one arrest.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  A bill specifying that sweepstakes machines are illegal gambling is advancing in the South Carolina House.

Friday, February 01, 2013  The Richland County Sheriff's Department is cracking down on gambling machines, and spent Thursday night following up on CrimeStopper tips.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  Almost three months after last November's election snafu, the group fighting for a new election is taking their case to court.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  A worker has died after falling into a metal stamping machine at a plant in Anderson County, according to investigators.

Monday, January 21, 2013  The amnesty period has run out for anyone owning a gambling machine in Richland County.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013  The director of the State Elections Commission says her agency should have enough money to make it through the end of this fiscal year.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  The S.C. Department of Revenue's deputy director acknowledges his agency was notified in August of a computer security breach, but the response clearly wasn't adequate since a hacker stole millions of taxpayers' personal data a month later.

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.

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