(AP) -- South Carolina's highest court will hear a case that officials say could keep dozens of candidates from appearing on ballots for this year's elections.
The state Supreme Court on Friday said it had agreed to take up the case and would hear arguments May 1.
Earlier this month, two Lexington County voters sued the state Democratic and Republican parties and the State Election Commission, saying that some candidates had not properly filed statements of economic interests.
State law requires candidates to file the paperwork detailing financial information.
The court also ordered the state Election Commission not to send out any ballots that could be affected by the lawsuit. Agency spokesman Chris Whitmire says the commission is supposed to send absentee ballots to service members and overseas voters by April 28.
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