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Today at 5:45 PM  A measure is now in place that could head off an election fiasco that caused some voters in the state to lose faith in the system.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  The new director of the Richland County Elections & Voter Registration office will start June 24.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013  A committee of House and Senate members has reached agreement on a bill intended to prevent another ballot-tossing election mess

Monday, June 03, 2013  Chaos is in it's fourth day as violence flares out of control between a group of demonstrators and police in Instabul, Turkey.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  The head of the Orangeburg County Election Commission is applying to become the paid head of the county's Voter Registration Department.

Monday, May 27, 2013  The man hired to be Richland County's new elections director says he will have plenty of time to do the job right.

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

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  The unofficial results are in after Tuesday's City Council election.

Monday, May 13, 2013  Tuesday is election day for those who live in Forest Acres.

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, April 15, 2013  A new study finds that the average time it takes to vote in South Carolina is one of the longest in the nation. But the wait time does seem to be getting a bit shorter.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  A review released by the South Carolina General Assembly Legislative Audit Council says voting machines used in South Carolina are not certified by a federal Election Assistance Commission.

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.