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Local
voters head to polls
June
8, 2004
From
staff reports
Polls
open at 7 a.m. today as political parties conduct primaries to
select nominees in November’s general election.
Greenwood
County ballots will feature candidates for sheriff, the 8th
Circuit Solicitor’s Office, S.C. Senate District 10 and U.S.
Senate.
Polls close at 7 p.m.
The race for sheriff is
the most hotly contested ticket in the county. Filing for the
race are two Democratic candidates (Phillip Anderson and W.H.
“Sonny” Mayo) and four Republican candidates (Ronnie “Mac”
McAllister, Ralph “Dusty” Strickland and Dan
Wideman.)
Today’s primaries will also narrow the field for
the 8th Circuit Solicitor’s Office race. Appearing on ballots
are two Democrats (Bryan Able and Steven Geoly) and two
Republicans (Jerry Peace and Lance Sheek.)
These candidates
will appear on ballots across the 8th Circuit, which includes
Greenwood, Abbeville, Newberry and Laurens
counties.
Competing for S.C. Senate District 10 seat is a
pair of Democratic candidates: incumbent John Drummond and
David Henderson. The winner of this race will face Republican
Dale Phillips in November’s general election.
Appearing on
ballots across the state are eight candidates for Ernest
“Fritz” Hollings’ soon-to-be-vacated U.S. Senate
seat.
David Beasley, Charlie Condon, Orly Benny Davis, Jim
DeMint, Mark McBride and Thomas Ravenel are competing for the
Republican nomination, while Ben Frasier and Inez Tenenbaum
are competing for the Democratic nomination.
While South
Carolina residents are not required to affiliate themselves
with a particular party, voters are barred from casting
ballots in both parties — or splitting their ticket
— during primary elections.
If no candidate captures a
majority vote within the party, a runoff will take place June
22 featuring the two candidates that received the most votes
in the initial primary.
Voters who participate in today’s
election will be required to vote within the same party during
the runoff, though.
Voters are asked to bring to the polls
proper identification, such as a voter registration card, a
South Carolina driver’s license or state-issued photo
identification.
Voters are advised not wear political
hats, buttons, T-shirts or other political adornments within
200 feet of precincts. No political discussion is allowed
within a precinct.
If you are physically disabled and
cannot enter the precinct, the poll managers can bring the
electronic voting machine to your vehicle to allow curbside
voting.
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