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Fielding v. South Carolina Election Commission

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided July 23, 1991No. 23443PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Chandler, Justice:

From an order of the South Carolina Board of State Canvassers (State Board) overturning a probate judge election in Charleston County, we granted certiorari. We reverse.

FACTS

In the election for the office of Charleston County probate judge Petitioner Bernard Fielding (Fielding), the Democratic party candidate, received 29,492 votes; his opponent, Respondent Chris Merrill (Merrill), the Republican party candidate, received 29,038 votes. From a protest by Merrill, the Charleston County Board of Canvassers (County Board) conducted a full evidentiary hearing, after which it…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Berry v. SPIGNERSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1954
  2. Knight v. State Board of CanvassersSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1988
  3. Sims v. HamSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1980
  4. Hill v. South Carolina Election CommissionSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1991

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Broadhurst v. City of Myrtle Beach Election CommissionSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2000
  2. United States v. Charleston CountyDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 2003
  3. Greene v. South Carolina Election CommissionSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1994
  4. Douan v. Charleston County CouncilSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2003
  5. In Re Bamberg Ehrhardt School Bd.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1999

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