SC Daily Gazette June 13, 2024 By Abraham Kenmore COLUMBIA — South Carolina’s primary elections are not over yet, with 13 Statehouse and congressional run-offs scheduled for June 25. The runoffs will decide who wins contests in the 3rd Congressional District, seven seats in the state Senate or four in the state House. If you’re a […]
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June 12, 2024 Columbia, SC–Nineteen legislative races had more than two candidates in yesterday’s primaries. Of those, 12 (63%) will require a runoff election in two weeks because no candidate received a majority of votes. In South Carolina every legislative primary election requires a majority-vote winner. Many local, non-partisan elections also require a majority-winner. “These
Quinnipiac University national poll of registered voters January 31, 2024 MOST URGENT ISSUE Given a list of 10 issues and asked which is the most urgent one facing the country today, 24 percent of voters say preserving democracy in the United States, 20 percent say the economy, and 20 percent say immigration. There are wide
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Post & Courier January 26, 2024 By Nick Reynolds COLUMBIA — South Carolina lawmakers are considering bipartisan legislation to allow municipalities the option to adopt a ranked-choice “instant runoff” system to elect some local offices amid concerns over high-cost, low-turnout runoff elections some communities face each year. The bill, sponsored by Columbia Democratic Rep. Jermaine Johnson and Easley
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WCSC-TV (Charleston, SC) December 26, 2023 Watch Video By Molly McBride CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – After a push to allow instant runoff voting in South Carolina, one state representative from the Lowcountry is warning against the highly debated election method. Instant runoff voting, or ranked-choice voting, is an election method that’s not currently allowed in South Carolina. Here’s
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Post and Courier December 16, 2023 BY THE EDITORIAL STAFF We believe Charleston Mayor-elect William Cogswell still would be Charleston’s mayor-elect if the city had used a ranked-choice voting system this year rather than the traditional method, which involved both a general municipal election and then a runoff two weeks later; after all, Mr. Cogswell
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Statehouse Report December 15, 2023 By Skyler Baldwin Statewide advocacy groups are lauding a coming proposal by Charleston leaders who are asking the state legislature to allow municipalities to use instant-runoff voting, also known as ranked-choice voting, in future local elections. Such a move would void the need for costly runoffs, say groups backing
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Charleston Post and Courier December 14, 2023 By Ali Rockett At his final City Council meeting, Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg plans to introduce a resolution supporting a change to the way South Carolina voters elect their local officials. The resolution, which was released Dec. 14 ahead of the council’s Dec. 19 meeting, calls on the state’s
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WCIV-TV December 14, 2023 Watch Video by Lauren Lennon CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — A different way to choose local leaders could be in the works with State House Bill 4022. The bill would permit South Carolina municipalities to adopt a process known as Instant Runoff Voting. The system would allow voters to rank first and last
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