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IN RE NOV. 4, 2008 BLUFFTON ELECTION

No. 26747.

385 S.C. 632 (2009)

686 S.E.2d 683

In re NOVEMBER 4, 2008 BLUFFTON TOWN COUNCIL ELECTION. Fred Hamilton, Jr., and Allyne Mitchell, Respondents, v. Jeff Fulgham, Normand Thomas, and the Beaufort County Board of Elections and Voter Registration of whom Jeff Fulgham and Normand Thomas are Petitioners.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided December 7, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karl S. Bowers, Jr., A. Mattison Bogan, and M. Todd Carroll, all of Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, of Columbia, for Petitioners.

Daniel E. Martin, Sr. and Daniel E. Martin, Jr., both of Charleston, for Respondents.

Chief Justice TOAL.

In this case, Petitioners challenged the results of a municipal election based on irregularities discovered in the voting rolls. The county election board voted to hold a new election, and Respondents appealed to the State Election Commission. The Commission overturned the decision of the county election board, and we granted Petitioners' petition for writ of certiorari to review that decision.

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