(AP) -- A federal judge has scheduled a hearing to discuss a lawsuit over a South Carolina Supreme Court decision that removed nearly 200 candidates from ballots for the state's June 12 primary.
U.S. District Judge Cameron Currie is considering the matter on Thursday in Columbia.
Last week, state Senate candidate Amanda Somers sued state election officials, arguing that her candidacy was thrown into question after justices ruled financial- and candidate-intent paperwork must be filed at the same time. Somers was ultimately allowed on the ballot, but nearly 200 candidates were not.
Somers' attorney told The Associated Press he would also ask Currie to delay the primary. Todd Kincannon says election officials violated federal law when they sent ballots to military and overseas voters that only had federal races on them.
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