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Monday, March 18, 2013  Voters are about to whittle down the crowded field in South Carolina's 1st Congressional District and have a say in whether former Gov. Mark Sanford has a political future.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  Voters in Greenville County are picking a Republican candidate for a South Carolina House seat.

Friday, December 21, 2012  Richland County's Legislative Delegation has passed a resloution asking Richland County Elections Director Lillian McBride to resign.

Monday, December 10, 2012  Results of a poll conducted by Public Policy Polling show comedian Stephen Colbert as a favorite among South Carolina voters for Jim DeMint's seat in the U.S. Senate.

Friday, November 30, 2012  During its meeting Monday, the Richland County Election Commission adopted the state attorney general's opinion that the board does have the power to fire Election Director Lillian McBride.

Tuesday, November 06, 2012  Voters are waiting as long as four hours in Richland County, as GOP and Democratic party leaders complain of broken machines amid an expected record turnout.

Tuesday, October 02, 2012  If you want to vote in next month's election and you aren't registered yet, the clock is ticking. The deadline to register is Saturday October 6, and one group in the Midlands is doing what it can to get as many people registered as possible.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012  An attorney representing black South Carolina voters says a federal court ruling on Texas' voting maps bolsters his appeal before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Friday, July 13, 2012  Folly Beach voters will decide in November whether they want to make permanent a ban on alcohol on the beach.

Saturday, May 12, 2012  South Carolina voters are almost out of time to register to vote in the state's primary elections.

Monday, April 30, 2012  South Carolina voters are on the brink of losing their reputation for correctly picking the Republican nominee for president.  Newt Gingrich, January's South Carolina's primary winner, is set to drop out of the race.

Thursday, March 22, 2012  A bill allowing South Carolina residents to register to vote online has advanced.

Wednesday, March 07, 2012  For the past 32 years the winner of South Carolina's first-in-the-South primary has moved on to be the eventual GOP presidential nominee. That track record could be in jeopardy after the results of Super Tuesday.

Saturday, January 21, 2012  Newt Gingrich has a message to South Carolina voters on primary day: Come out and vote for me if you want to stop Mitt Romney from winning the Republican presidential nomination.

Wednesday, October 05, 2011  The South Carolina attorney general's office has told the state Election Commission to provide details on voters excluded from an analysis of people lacking state issued identification required by the state's controversial voter I.D. law.  Meanwhile, critics of the law are lashing out after the miscalculation.