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Elections in Columbia and the Midlands

Candidate forum set for seat on Richland 1 board

The five candidates seeking a seat on the Richland 1 school board will meet Thursday night at 6 p.m. at a forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters.

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Ballot set for West Columbia council vacancy

A City Council vacancy created by the death of Abby Bray last week will be added to others that will be filled on the Nov. 5 ballot.
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Richland delays payment of legal fees, again

A charge for $112.50 kept members of Richland County Council from paying the attorney fees related to the Nov. 6 election debacle – again – Tuesday.
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Richland 1 special election candidates urge accountability, focus on poverty, training

Two schoolteachers, a retired state employee, a minister with experience as a teacher and administrator, and a paralegal with deep volunteer roots in the public schools are the five candidates seeking an at-large seat on the Richland 1 school board.
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Orangeburg elections chief to lead Richland elections office

After meeting with Howard Jackson behind closed doors for about 35 minutes, the four-person Board of Elections & Voter Registration chose the Orangeburg County elections director to lead the $1.2 million office.
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Richland elections board doing ‘homework’ on background of director candidate

Still, no director has been named for the Richland County elections office.
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Forest Acres voters will elect two on Tuesday

Tuesday, voters in Forest Acres elect two City Council members from a field of six candidates.
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Will Columbia Mayor Benjamin announce re-election bid Monday?

Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin may formally announce his re-election bid in the upcoming November election Monday morning.
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How Mark Sanford staged an unlikely comeback

Four years ago, Mark Sanford seemed to be political road kill, with many– including Sanford himself– saying his career was through.
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Colbert Busch agrees to 1 debate with Sanford

Elizabeth Colbert Busch — who leads her Republican rival in the 1st Congressional District race, according to a new poll — has agreed to only one debate against Mark Sanford.
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Sanford says pigs were barbecued, spokesman says it was a joke

Video of former SC governor and congressional candidate Mark Sanford telling MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that the pigs he brought to the SC State House in 2004 to protest pork barrel spending were "barbecued." A spokesman said Sanford was joking.