Sims v. Ham

Ness, Justice:

This is an appeal from the Orangeburg County School Board election. The election was upheld by the local board of canvassers and subsequently reversed by the State Board of Canvassers. Petitioner, Hugo Sims, instituted this action pursuant to a writ of certiorari seeking review of the State Board’s decision. We affirm.

This Court’s scope of review of decisions of the State Board of Canvassers is limited to correcting errors of law; findings of fact will not be overturned unless wholly unsupported by the evidence. Taylor v. Roche, 271 S. C. 505, 248 S. E. (2d) 580 (1978). In…