(AP) -- The South Carolina House Ethics Committee is scheduled to discuss whether to re-open an ethics complaint against Gov. Nikki Haley.
The committee is to consider Friday a measure asking the Republican-controlled panel to reconsider its decision to drop all charges on May 2 after it unanimously found probable cause to investigate the charges.
The committee chairman says the case involved gray areas of ethics laws on lobbying.
Rep. James Smith filed a resolution Tuesday asking for a complete vetting. The Columbia Democrat says the back-to-back votes gave an appearance the process was a sham.
The Republican activist who brought the original complaint has appealed the committee's decision to the full House. John Rainey says he will not attend Friday's hearing, but if the committee re-opens the case, he'll participate fully.
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