Election Commentary
Scoppe: Wanted - real answers for Richland County election debacle
An answer that would have been perfectly sufficient in the immediate aftermath of the Richland County election debacle was wholly insufficient three weeks hence. Three weeks hence, “somebody misunderstood my instructions” needs to be accompanied by an explanation of what has become of that somebody...
Election Commentary
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WARREN BOLTON
Bolton: Something dramatic needed to restore voter confidence
The Richland County legislative delegation hearing on the botched Nov. 6 election produced its share of drams, but it fell far short on ideas to address the serious blow delivered to the public’s trust and confidence. While I’m sure officials understand that the damage that was done...
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WARREN BOLTON
Bolton: A revote in Richland County would be uncalled for
We should all be concerned that many Richland County voters didn’t get to cast ballots Nov. 6 because of long lines. But that’s no reason to call for a revote. To do that, we would have to disregard the fact that more than 160,000 people — nearly two thirds of Richland County...
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CINDI SCOPPE
Scoppe: Richland County election debacle brought to you by single-county laws
Single-county laws don’t just violate the state constitution. They get passed without being properly vetted. And we get Lillian McBride, chief architect of the Richland County Election Debacle of 2012 and poster child for this anachronistic way of running government.
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WARREN BOLTON
Bolton: Buses get new life
With the passage of a penny-on-the-dollar sales tax, which will pump $300 million into the bus system over the next 22 years, the Midlands is about to get its first glimpse of a top-notch bus system that will not only enhance current riders’ experience but tempt people to park their cars.
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EDITORIALS
Editorial: Richland County must live up to voters’ trust
ALTHOUGH Richland County’s voting fiasco has spawned a challenge to voters’ approval of a transportation sales tax to pay for bus service and construction projects, there’s little chance the results will change.
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WARREN BOLTON
Bolton: Richland lawmakers should take blame for voting mess
If those calling for Richland County’s voter registration and elections director to resign over Tuesday’s voting debacle are justified — and they just may be — then what should happen to the lawmakers who shoved her into a position she apparently wasn’t ready for in...
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CINDI SCOPPE
Scoppe: The cure for long lines on Election Day? Early voting
There are two ways to shorten the lines that plagued voters across South Carolina and held Richland County voters hostage until well past midnight Tuesday: Buy more voting machines, or give people longer to use the ones we’ve got.
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EDITORIALS
Editorial: A recap of ‘The State’s’ endorsements
HERE’S A recap of The State’s endorsements in today’s election:
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CINDI SCOPPE
Scoppe: Lieutenant governor out of order in SC Senate
Opponents see the constitutional amendment to let SC governors pick their running mates as a nefarious Senate power grab, dressed up to look like the sort of reform we need to make governors a little more effective and lieutenant governors a little less useless. That’s because they don’...
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EDITORIALS
Editorial: Vote ‘yes’ on SC constitutional amendment to let governor pick running mate
THE ARCHITECTS of South Carolina’s government created the office of lieutenant governor to have someone ready to step in if the governor died, left office or was removed from office. Absent that happenstance — and the last time it happened was 1965 — it’s hard to think...
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