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Saturday, November 10, 2012  Members of both parties didn't like court rulings that kicked more than 200 candidates off the June primary ballot because of paperwork problems.

Monday, October 01, 2012  In South Carolina this year, more people than ever are petition candidates, who got on the ballot after an SC Supreme Court decision in May on improperly filed paperwork.

Thursday, September 06, 2012  The South Carolina Supreme Court has ordered the Florence County Republican Party to pay legal fees of their political foes, following a lawsuit against them.

Thursday, August 16, 2012  Three dozen legislative candidates kicked off primary ballots earlier this year will be on the November ballots as petition candidates.

Saturday, June 16, 2012  In a year when nearly 250 candidates statewide were tossed from primary ballots, petition candidates have a rare shot at winning in November. After last month's state Supreme Court ruling, 130 Republicans and 117 Democrats were decertified because of improperly filed paperwork.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012  The list of candidates for the 7th Congressional District is long, and it's drawing a majority of the voters out to the polls on Tuesday.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012  Darlington County Voter Registration director Hoyt Campbell says he expects only 8,000 of the county's 40,000 registered voters to show up at the polls Tuesday.

Monday, June 11, 2012  The Democratic primary for the Florence mayor's race is expected to be a big draw, but some worry if they vote in the Florence mayor's race, they will miss out on another opportunity.

Monday, June 11, 2012  Five South Carolina candidates have sued in federal court to either get their names into consideration for Tuesday's primary or delay the voting until a judge hears their concerns.

Sunday, June 10, 2012  With the South Carolina Primary days away and all of the confusion about who is on or off the ballot, NewsChannel 15 created a list to clarify the races you will be voting on come Tuesday in the Grand Strand and Pee Dee.

Friday, June 08, 2012  More than three dozen additional candidates have been disqualified from the South Carolina primaries next week.

Wednesday, June 06, 2012  South Carolina's high court has turned down Florence County Republicans' request for clarity on a ruling that has resulted in the disqualification of more candidates for next week's primary.

Wednesday, June 06, 2012  Florence County Republicans want clarity from South Carolina's Supreme Court on a ruling that has resulted in the disqualification of more candidates for next week's primary.

Wednesday, June 06, 2012  Republicans Susan Minck, Warren Snell, Ron Moore, and Carl "Chippy" Johnson will be taken off the primary ballot in Florence County.

Tuesday, June 05, 2012  With just one week to go until the primary election, more Horry County candidates may be off the ballot following a Supreme Court ruling Tuesday. The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled that the Florence County Republican Party deliberately disregarded the court's ruling and improperly certified candidates for the June 12th primary election.