DEMOCRATIC PARTY v. REPUBLICAN PARTY

No. 27128.

398 S.C. 124 (2012)

727 S.E.2d 418

FLORENCE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY; Sheila C. Gallagher, as Chairwoman of and as a Representative of the Florence County Democratic Party, and in her Individual Capacity as a Registered Voter of Florence County, Plaintiffs, v. FLORENCE COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY, William "Bill" Pickle, as Chairman of the Florence County Republican Party and as a Representative of the Florence County Republican Party; Florence County Election Commission, David Alford, as Director of the Florence County Election Commission; South Carolina State Election Commission, Marci Andino, as Executive Director of the South Carolina State Election Commission and as a Representative of the South Carolina Election Commission, Defendants. Appellate Case No. 2012-211937.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided June 5, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvin Wayne Cockrell, III , and Jason B. Turnblad , of Cockrell Law Firm, P.C., of Chesterfield, for Plaintiffs.

Kevin A. Hall , Karl Smith Bowers, Jr. , and M. Todd Carroll , all of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP, of Columbia, for Defendants Florence County Republican Party and William "Bill" Pickle; D. Malloy McEachin, Jr. , of McEachin & McEachin, P.A., of Florence, for Defendants Florence County Election Commission and David Alford; Mary Elizabeth Crum , Ariail Burnside Kirk , and Amber B. Martella , all of McNair Law Firm, PA, of Columbia, for Defendants South Carolina State Election Commission and Marci Andino.

Robert E. Tyson, Jr. , of Sowell Gray Stepp & Lafitte, LLC, of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae Frank Waggoner, Scott Estep, Jeff Harris, and Leigh Evans.

William B. von Herrman , of Conway, pro se, as Amicus Curiae.

John S. Nichols , of Bluestein Nichols Thompson & Delgado, LLC, of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae Blake A. Hewitt.


PER CURIAM.

This is a matter in the Court's original jurisdiction seeking declaratory relief in connection with the alleged improper certification of certain candidates by the Florence County Republican Party (County Republicans) for the June 12, 2012, party primary. Plaintiffs and defendants Florence County Election Commission, David Alford, South Carolina State Election Commission, and Marci Andino contend these candidates were improperly certified because they...

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