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Thursday, May 16, 2013  The elections director in Orangeburg has been selected to take over elections in Richland County.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  After meeting for two hours Wednesday afternoon, a decision to hire a new Executive Director will have to wait a little longer.

Monday, March 18, 2013  The Supreme Court will hear arguments today about validity of Arizona's voter registration law.

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.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  The Senate has approved a bill allowing true early voting in South Carolina.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  Voters in northern Greenville County have selected Mike Burns of Travelers Rest as the Republican candidate a vacant House seat.

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.

Friday, November 30, 2012  Republican Rep. Nathan Ballentine has become the first member of the Richland County legislative delegation to call for the firing of the county's election director.

Monday, November 26, 2012  The woman responsible for running elections in Richland County has apologized for the long lines during this month's election.

Tuesday, November 06, 2012  Voters came out to vote early on Monday.

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, October 02, 2012  The federal Justice Department has approved South Carolina's online voter registration law.

Monday, October 01, 2012 

Monday, October 01, 2012  Voters have until Saturday to register for the November 6th election.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012  U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn is joining MSNBC commentator Al Sharpton for a voter forum in Columbia. The event will be held Tuesday, on National Voter Registration day. Clyburn says the rally will give him a chance to talk about how hard blacks had to fight to win the right to vote without restrictions in this country. The Democrat says he also plans to speak out against voter ID laws.