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March 01, 2024: AGO 2558
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January 26, 2024: AGO 2552
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October 26, 2023: AGO 2542
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October 12, 2023: AGO 2538
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September 12, 2023: AGO 2529
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January 24, 2023: AGO 2495
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December 12, 2022: AGO 2494
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October 11, 2022: AGO 2488
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June 06, 2022: AGO 2468
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April 28, 2022: AGO 2462
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April 11, 2022: AGO 2456
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September 22, 2021: AGO 2427
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August 14, 2014: Opinion regarding several questions on special elections in the County of Lexington.
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July 24, 2014: Opinion regarding “both the timeline and procedures for appointing members to the new board” and further ask us to address “how long…the incumbent members of the Board of Elections and Voter Registration of Richland County may continue serving in the ‘combined governing capacity’ described in SECTION 3 of Act 196 of 2014.”
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June 30, 2014: Opinion “concerning a memorandum of understanding (hereinafter “MOU”) that was presented to the Pickens County Board of Voter Registration and Elections (hereinafter “The Board”) by the Pickens County Council…”
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May 14, 2014: Opinion regarding the interpretation of Section 59-130-10 as it relates to the effect of the General Assembly’s failure to re-elect a member of the College of Charleston Board of Trustees.
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May 05, 2014: Opinion regarding a seat on the Winthrop University Board of Trustees.
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May 02, 2014: Opinion asking whether an individual concurrently serving on both the Williamsburg County Election Commission and as Mayor of Greeleyville, violates Article XVII, Section 1A’s prohibition on dual-office holding.
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April 25, 2014: Opinion regarding a seat on the Winthrop University (“the University”) Board of Trustees (“the Board”).
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March 31, 2014: March 31, 2014 Opinion concerning whether State law requires that a referendum be held in order to change elections for the City of Georgetown from partisan to nonpartisan.
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March 12, 2014: Opinion “on an issue that could impact the ability of the State of South Carolina to hold elections during the current election cycle.”
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March 06, 2014: Opinion concerning the certification and nomination of candidates for countywide and less than countywide office by political parties in light of the recent enactment of the Equal Access to the Ballot Act (the “Act”) of 2013.
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February 28, 2014: Opinion asking does S.C. Code 4-5-130 allow for the Commission to direct the named surveyors to compile a plat of area proposed to be annexed and may the Commission waive the requirement that “such surveyors shall clearly mark the proposed change of the lineup the land? And what effect does Article VII, Section 14 of the State Constitution have on the proposed Daniel Island annexation in light of the location of the present corporate limits of the City of Charleston?
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November 18, 2013: Opinion regarding a seat on the Francis Marion University (“the University”) Board of Trustees (“the Board”).
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November 12, 2013: Opinion regarding the impact the recently passed, Equal Access to the Ballot Act, which you reference as S.2, “has on political parties who nominate candidates through the convention process.”
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September 09, 2013: Opinion as to whether State law prohibits you from continuing to serve as a firefighter for a municipal fire department, while also holding certification from the State Fire Marshal, if you are elected to city council in a separate municipality.
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August 28, 2013: Opinion regarding the interpretation of Section 59-127-20 as it relates to the effect of the General Assembly’s failure to re-elect a member of the South Carolina State Board of Trustees.
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June 28, 2013: Opinion asking are staff employees of the Voters Registration & Election Commission considered county employees when the authority to hire and fire does not reside with the county administrator.
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June 20, 2013: Opinion as to whether an individual certified as a law enforcement officer in North Carolina can maintain such certification if he or she is also certified as a Class 2 law enforcement officer as a jailer in South Carolina.
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June 14, 2013: Opinion asking do the 2013 amendments to Sections 61-2-180 and 61-4-580 of the South Carolina Code of Laws mean; any place licensed to serve alcohol may now have bingo, casino nights and poker nights as long as they are for a charitable purpose? And, may holders of beer and wine permits have game promotions including contests, games of chance, or sweepstakes in which the elements of chance and prize are present and which comply with specified requirements contained in subsection 3 [of S.C. Code Section 61-4-580] as long as the game or sweepstakes does not use a “poker machine?”
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May 29, 2013: Opinion “on when the terms of Office for newly elected members of the Board of Trustees (Board) commence.”
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May 14, 2013: Opinion asking does an individual have to be a resident of South Carolina to be qualified for appointment to the position of Retiree Representative Member with the S.C. Retirement Investment Commission?
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April 16, 2013: Opinion asking if the Joint Legislative Committee wanted to use the 4% [special legal residence assessment pursuant to S.C. Code Section 12-43-220(c)(2)(ii)] would we be within the law or have we operated outside of the law in the past.
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April 05, 2013: Opinion asking is a particular candidate eligible to represent a Congressional District on the Board of Trustees of the Medical University of South Carolina when his wife owns (in her name only) a residence registered as her primary residence in a Congressional District other than his?.
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January 31, 2013: Opinion questioning as to whether a Veterans Identification Card issued by the Department of Veterans’s Affairs would qualify as a federal military ID acceptable for voting.
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January 10, 2013: Opinion concerning the meaning of the McCormick County [School] Board of Trustees’ policy that “[a]ny vacancy will be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the same manner provided for vacancies for full terms.
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November 26, 2012: Opinion concerning the question of “who has the authority to terminate the Director of the Board of Elections and Voter Registration of Richland County.”
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November 06, 2012: Opinion asking if a candidate for a seat on the SC Board of Medical Examiners in a particular Congressional District is eligible for inclusion on the ballot for that District when he has 50 signatures, but one of those signatures was from a physician whose license was lapsed and other signatures were from physicians who reside outside the candidate’s Congressional District?
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September 07, 2012: Opinion concerning the Tourism Infrastructure Admissions Tax Act (“the Act”), particularly the definition of an extraordinary retail establishment in section 12-21-6520(14) of the South Carolina Code (2000 & Supp. 2011).
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September 04, 2012: Opinion asking whether the list of eligible jurors which the State Election Commission furnishes the chief magistrates pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. §22-2-50 must include the names of individuals holding South Carolina driver’s licenses or identification cards who are not also registered voters.
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July 13, 2012: Opinion concerning the Aiken County Auditor’s retirement and an election to fill out the remainder of the unexpired term. Specifically, the Aiken County Auditor will be retiring effective June 30, 2012. His current term of office would normally expire June 30, 2013. The Auditor’s race is already on the November 2012 ballot for the term to commence July 1, 2012.
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July 10, 2012: Opinion “concerning the appointment of replacement candidates for the November 12 general election.”
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July 05, 2012: Opinion concerning the effect of a redistricting plan on the unexpired terms of two incumbent members of the Board of Trustees.
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June 29, 2012: Opinion concerning the date by which the Court must render a decision in order to allow the State of South Carolina sufficient time to implement the Act, R54, for the 2012 General Elections in November.
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June 14, 2012: Opinion concerning the effect on the majority votes when a candidate formally withdraws from a race after his name has been added to the ballot.
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May 23, 2012: Opinion “as to the definition of ‘current’ under Code Section 8-13-1356(A) pertaining to filing disclosure statement by an incumbent.”
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May 16, 2012: Opinion as to whether those persons who were disqualified as candidates as a result of the recent Supreme Court decision in Anderson v. South Carolina Election Commission, Op. No. 27120 (May 2, 2012) may offer as petition candidates in the general election.
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May 08, 2012: Opinion addressing whether §7-25-100 prohibits the reproduction of a ballot by devices such as a cell phone, video camera, camera or iPad.
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April 20, 2012: Opinion regarding dealers in precious metals.
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April 09, 2012: Opinion addressing the impact of reapportionment on the election of commissioners of the South Carolina Department of Transportation (the “DOT”).
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