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S.C. Supreme Court orders more candidates be booted before primary

Posted: 06.05.2012 at 3:18 PM

With only days until the S.C. primary, more candidates are getting removed from the ballot.

COLUMBIA (WACH) -- With only a week until the South Carolina primary, more candidates are getting booted from the ballot.

In an opinion released Tuesday, the South Carolina Supreme Court said the Florence County Republican Party certified candidates who didn’t properly file economic disclosure paperwork.

The court mandates the Republican Party give a list of eligible candidates to the court, the Florence County Election Commission, and the South Carolina State Election Commission by 10 a.m. Wednesday.

The high court also ordered the Florence County Election Commission to correct the ballots to remove all improperly certified candidates before the June 12 primary. The court says if that’s not possible, the commission will need to place signs with the names of the ineligible candidates’ names at the polls. The signs must say if a person votes for an ineligible candidate, the vote will not be counted.

The Supreme Court mandates all costs associated with the changes be paid for by the Florence County Republican Party.

The court heard arguments in the case filed by the Florence County Democratic Party Monday. The Democrats argued the county Republican Party ignored an earlier ruling by the S.C. Supreme Court to remove candidates who didn’t file properly.

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