Poll: Should SC GOP Intervene in Dorchester?

The S.C. Republican Party issued a statement Friday saying they will continue to decertify improperly certified candidates, as it did recently in Pickens County. 

The statement reads:

"The Supreme Court’s orders to disqualify improperly-certified candidates are continuing. There is no statute of limitations on compliance. If a candidate was improperly certified, the State Party will absolutely not certify them for the general election."

Dorchester County Republican Party faces a lawsuit brought by the county Democratic Party, . 

Following a June 29 court order, the non-incumbent candidates were decertified in a letter to the S.C. Election Commission. The commission's spokesperson told Patch that only another court order prior to noon Aug. 15 will get the three non-incumbent candidates back on the ballot. 

This week, Dorchester County Republican Party Chair Carroll Duncan released a statement citing affidavits and a personal conversation and said she could not "in good faith" certify some of the party's nonincumbent candidates, including S.C. Senate District 38 candidate Sean Bennett who thumped incumbent Sen. Mike Rose in the June 12 primary.