Legal Opinion

Willis v. Wukela

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided August 7, 2008No. 26530PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Per curiam

This election dispute concerns the Democratic Primary election for the office of the Mayor of Florence, which appellant, Frank Willis, lost by one vote to respondent, Stephen J. Wukela. We dismiss Willis’ appeal.

FACTS

The City of Florence held its municipal primary elections on June 10, 2008, in conjunction with several other elections. 1 After Wukela was declared the winner of the Florence Democratic Mayoral Primary by a single vote, Willis filed a protest with the Florence Democratic Party. The Executive Committee of the City of Florence Democratic Party transferred its responsibility to…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Curtis v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2001
  2. Sloan v. South Carolina Board of Physical Therapy ExaminersSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2006
  3. New York Times Co. v. Spartanburg County School District No. 7Supreme Court of South Carolina · 2007
  4. Barnhill v. City of North Myrtle BeachSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1999
  5. Sasser v. South Carolina Democratic PartySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1981

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Denman v. City of ColumbiaSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2010
  2. State v. County of FlorenceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2013
  3. South Carolina Coastal Conservation League v. South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental ControlSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2010
  4. South Carolina Coastal Conservation League v. South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental ControlSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2010

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API