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News for Columbia
Latest news from around Columbia, South Carolina, the Nation and the World
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Tuesday, August 02, 2011
The NAACP hosted a series of town hall-style meetings across the state in regards to the new Voter-ID bill.
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011
The Legislative Black Caucus held a news conference Tuesday to protest the bill. Opponents say the measure will suppress the vote of minorities, the elderly and the disabled. They say the bill will be costly to taxpayers and burdensome for the 178,000 voters who lack a driver's license.
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011
South Carolina legislators have reached a tentative agreement on a bill requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls. A committee of House and Senate members agreed Wednesday to keep the bill about photo ID, reaching a compromise that removes a proposal creating a two-week window of early voting before Election Day.
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011
The League of Women Voters, NAACP and AARP stood together on the State House steps hoping to stop the bill saying lawmakers haven't considered the final cost. Supporters say it's necessary to keep voter integrity.
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Tuesday, June 29, 2010
After months of wrangling, House and Senate members failed to agree on a compromise Tuesday before adjourning.
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