Tag: south carolina
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Nine states approved bills related to noncitizen voting, voters in eight states will consider ballot measures this November
Nine states, including seven with Republican trifectas, have enacted legislation this year related to the eligibility of noncitizens to vote. In total, voters in eight states will consider ballot measures related to noncitizen voting at the November general election. In Louisiana, SB 436 requires proof of citizenship for voter registration applications. In 2022, Louisiana voters approved a ballot…
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Incumbent U.S. Rep Nancy Mace wins Republican primary election for South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District
Incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (R) won the Republican primary election for South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District on June 11, 2024. Mace received 56.8% of the vote. Catherine Templeton (R) finished in second with 29.8%, and Bill Young (R) finished in third with 13.4%. According to The Post and Courier, South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District…
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Most South Carolina state legislative incumbents facing primary challenges since 2010
South Carolina has 79 contested state legislative primaries in 2024, an increase of 65% from the preceding cycle. Twenty-seven of these primaries are for Democrats, up 125% from 2022. This is up 4% from 2020 and 35% from 2016, the last two cycles featuring elections for every state House and Senate seat. Fifty-two primaries are…
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Three candidates are running in the Republican primary election for South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District
Three candidates are running in the Republican primary for South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District on June 11: Incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (R), Catherine Templeton (R), and Bill Young (R). According to The Post and Courier, South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District is considered “the most moderate of South Carolina’s six Republican-held congressional districts, covering a…
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South Carolina becomes the fourth state to send a constitutional amendment providing that only U.S. citizens can vote in elections to the Nov. 2024 ballot
South Carolina voters will join Iowa, Kentucky, and Wisconsin voters in deciding on ballot questions to add language to their respective state constitutions to provide that only U.S. citizens can vote in elections. All four ballot questions were placed on the Nov. 2024 ballot by their respective state legislatures. Similar measures have appeared on ballots…
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Incumbent William Timmons and Adam Morgan are running in the Republican primary for South Carolina’s 4th Congressional District
Incumbent William Timmons (R) and Adam Morgan (R) are running in the Republican primary for South Carolina’s 4th Congressional District. The primary is on June 11, 2024. Both Timmons and Morgan describe themselves as conservatives. Heritage Action—a nonprofit that issues conservative scorecards for members of Congress—gave Timmons a 95% lifetime score and a 100% congressional…
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Nine South Carolina U.S. House primaries are contested this year—tying with 2018 for the most this decade
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in South Carolina was April 1, 2024. Twenty-nine candidates are running for South Carolina’s seven U.S. House districts, including 11 Democrats and 18 Republicans. That’s 4.14 candidates per district, more than the four candidates per district in 2022 and the 2.86 candidates in 2020. Here are…
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All candidates for U.S. House South Carolina District 1 Democratic primary complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Both of the candidates running in the June 11, 2024, Democratic primary election for South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District — Mac Deford (D) and Michael B. Moore (D) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Here are the candidates’ responses…
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South Carolina lawmakers advance unemployment insurance indexing bill
South Carolina lawmakers on January 25, 2024, advanced a bill out of committee proposing to index the length of unemployment insurance benefits to the state’s unemployment rate. House Bill 4710 would reduce the maximum number of benefit weeks to 12 when the unemployment rate is at or below 5.5%. The bill would cap the maximum…
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New RCV bans on the table, but bills supporting ranked-choice outnumber opposition legislation in 2024 sessions
Republican legislators have introduced new ranked-choice voting (RCV) prohibitions in five states so far this year. These efforts come after three states approved Republican-sponsored bans last year. The number of active bills supporting RCV continues to outnumber those banning or repealing its use. Of the 75 RCV bills currently active in state legislatures: Twenty-three of…