State Supreme Court to Hear Case Challenging January Primary
Four South Carolina counties said the state election commission lacks the authority to force counties to pick up the tab for the primary.
Huffington Post and The Associated Press reported on Wednesday that the South Carolina Supreme Court will hear a case challenging the GOP's presidential primary. In the article, the state Attorney General Alan Wilson argues the primary is included in state budget law. The AP reported on Tuesday that Beaufort, Chester, Greenville and Spartanburg county election commissions filed the lawsuit and claimed the state had no authority to run the primary and force counties to cover some of the election costs. Conway Belangia, elections director for Greenville County, said "the lawsuit was filed to protect the county's interest." The county election commissions told Patch last month that the 2008 primary left many counties with unpaid expenses. …
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