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Saturday, June 23, 2012  The primary season likely limps to an end in South Carolina on Tuesday with runoffs in two congressional races, three legislative races and a handful of county contests.

Friday, May 04, 2012  South Carolina Democrats and Republicans have released lists of certified candidates for the June primary ballot. nearly 200 people are ineligible.  But, state lawmakers are planning a move a that could get candidates back in the race.

Friday, May 04, 2012  State officials say nearly 200 candidates improperly filed financial paperwork and are being left off ballots for South Carolina's June 12 primary.

Friday, May 04, 2012  A federal lawsuit has been filed over a South Carolina Supreme Court decision that officials say could keep hundreds of candidates from appearing on ballots for the state's June 12 primaries.

Thursday, May 03, 2012  The South Carolina Supreme Court has denied reconsidering a Wednesday opinion that will disqualify dozens of candidates from the June primary ballot.

Thursday, May 03, 2012  South Carolina's Democrats and Republicans want clarification of a court ruling they fear might mean most candidates challenging incumbents across the state would be kept off ballots for the June primary.

Wednesday, May 02, 2012  South Carolina's highest court says dozens of candidates cannot appear on the state's June primary ballots because of missing financial paperwork.

Tuesday, May 01, 2012  Just six weeks before voters head to the polls for the South Carolina primaries, the candidates eligible to run for state and local offices are still unclear. On Tuesday, South Carolina Supreme Court heard arguments in a lawsuit that could disqualify more than 100 Republican and Democratic hopefuls from the June 12 ballot.

Wednesday, July 13, 2011  A son of the late Gov. Carroll Campbell owes nearly $380,000 in penalties to the state Ethics Commission for failing to file campaign finance reports from an unsuccessful 2006 bid for lieutenant governor.

Monday, July 11, 2011  The South Carolina Ethics Commission says Lt. Gov. Ken Ard’s latest quarterly report is late. Ard, who recently paid a $48,400 ethics fine, missed a filing deadline Sunday to disclose his campaign donations and expenses for the second quarter of the year.

Wednesday, July 06, 2011  Days after the South Carolina Ethics Commission Director said Lt. Gov. Ken Ard provided inaccurate explanations of spending to investigators, the state Democrats are calling on Ard to step down.  Dick Harpootlian, the South Carolina Democratic Party's chairman, says Ard should resign from his post after, what he calls, repeated lies to the ethics commission.

Thursday, March 17, 2011  Late Wednesday evening the South Carolina Ethics Commission announced 92 charges alleging Ard used campaign money for personal purposes and failed to disclose campaign spending.

Tuesday, February 08, 2011  Butch Bowers, who represented Gov. Sanford in his ethics trial, told the Associated Press that Lt. Gov. Ken Ard looks forward to working with the State Ethics Commissions and that their questions are routine when it comes to his campaign spending.