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Thursday, November 01, 2012  Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin joined bus passengers Thursday on a ride to show support for the Transportation Penny sales tax.

Monday, July 16, 2012  Dozens of would-be legislative candidates who want to be on November ballots face a deadline for turning in their petitions.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012 

Friday, June 15, 2012  Election officials are considering if they will order a runoff between the top two vote-getters in the Democratic race for South Carolina's new 7th congressional district.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012  A day after the primaries, it's uncertain whether a runoff is necessary on the Democratic side for South Carolina's new 7th congressional district as party leaders insist that votes cast for a candidate who withdrew should count.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012  Petition candidate Katrina Shealy was not present in the ballot during Tuesdays primary election, but she was present at the polls.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012  Polls are now open across South Carolina voters cast their ballots for primaries to select Republican and Democratic candidates for Congress, the Statehouse and local offices.

Monday, June 11, 2012  They are holding a primary in South Carolina on Tuesday, but a lot of folks can't come.

Tuesday, May 08, 2012  A federal judge has scheduled a hearing for a federal lawsuit over a South Carolina Supreme Court decision that removed nearly 200 candidates from ballots for the state's June 12 primaries.

Saturday, January 21, 2012  Polls across South Carolina opened at 7 a.m. Saturday for the 2012 'First in the South' Republican Presidential Primary.