COLE v. TOWN OF ATLANTIC BEACH ELECTION

No. 26996.

393 S.C. 264 (2011)

712 S.E.2d 440

Carolyn COLE and Windy Price, Appellants, v. TOWN OF ATLANTIC BEACH ELECTION COMMISSION, Respondent. Josephine Isom and Charlene Taylor, Intervenors.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided July 7, 2011.

Rehearing Denied July 22, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles B. Jordan, Jr. , of Thompson & Henry, PA, of Myrtle Beach, for Appellants.

Charles L.A. Terreni , of Columbia, John C. Zilinsky , of Zilinsky & Gordon, LLC, of Conway, and Malinda McAleer Pennington , of Greenville, for Respondent.

John M. Leiter and Lee Ann W. Rice , both of Myrtle Beach, for Intervenors.

Patricia Bellamy , of Atlantic Beach, Pro Se, for Amicus Curiae.


Chief Justice TOAL.

This case involves a dispute over the results of a town council election in Atlantic Beach, South Carolina, held on November 3, 2009. Carolyn Cole and Windy Price (collectively, Appellants) appeal the circuit court order affirming the Town of Atlantic Beach Municipal Election Commission's (MEC) decision to de-certify and order a new election for two Atlantic Beach Town Councilmember positions. We reverse...

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