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BURGESS v. EASLEY MUN. ELECTION COM'N

Opinion No. 24537.

325 S.C. 6 (1996)

478 S.E.2d 680

Jeffery D. BURGESS, Appellant, v. EASLEY MUNICIPAL ELECTION COMMISSION, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided December 2, 1996.

Rehearing Denied January 9, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffery D. Burgess, Easley, pro se.

G. Edward Welmaker, Pickens, for respondent.

MOORE, Justice:

Appellant Burgess commenced this action contesting the results of the Easley mayoral election. Respondent Easley Municipal Election Commission (Commission) upheld the election and the circuit court affirmed this ruling. We affirm.

FACTS

Burgess was a write-in candidate for mayor in the April 1995 election and received 93 of the total 573 votes cast. On election day, Burgess's personal ballot was challenged at the polls because...

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