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Sunday, 29 April 2012 07:41

SC To Say If Voter ID Implementation Possible

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- A federal court has given the state of South Carolina until Monday to clarify whether it would be feasible to implement a statewide voter identification requirement for this year's elections.

A panel of three federal judges is considering the lawsuit filed by state Attorney General Alan Wilson. Earlier this year, Wilson sued U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder over the U.S. Justice Department's rejection of the law.

Officials have estimated it could take voters up to about two months to get the right ID needed to vote.

Groups that have intervened in the case on the side of the federal government say there is simply not enough time left to both educate voters about the law and give them a chance to get the required identification before the November elections

Read More: .http://www.wltx.com/news/article/185869/2/SC-To-Say-If-Voter-ID-Implementation-Possible

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Sunday, 22 April 2012 18:18

Voters, meet your (new) representatives

Gilbert Mayor Randy Clamp is warning neighbors to be ready for some unfamiliar names on the ballot at the June 12 Republican primary ballot.

The change is an unwelcome surprise for his community of nearly 600 residents in central Lexington County, he said, who for the past decade has been represented by well-known Republican Sen. Jake Knotts.

“We’re dealing with strangers,” Clamp said. “It’s a big shake-up.”

Read more: http://www.thestate.com/2012/04/22/2244848/voters-meet-your-new-representatives.html

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Sunday, 18 March 2012 08:40

Farmworkers, nannies can sidestep immigration checks

A loophole in the S.C. immigration law exempts farmworkers and private maids and nannies from a mandatory immigration status check.

The law, which went into effect Jan. 1, requires all private employers in South Carolina to use the federal E-Verify database to check newly hired employees’ immigration status. However, a little-known loophole provides exceptions for four categories of workers — agriculture laborers, domestic workers in a private residence, ministers and fishermen working on crews of 10 or fewer people.

The agriculture industry and the legislators who supported the exemption said it was necessary because migrant farmworkers would be difficult to check, and no one wanted South Carolina to encounter a shortage of workers to pick peaches, strawberries and watermelons, as Georgia and Alabama recently did.
Read more:http://www.thestate.com/2012/03/18/2197352/sc-law-lets-farmworkers-nannies.html

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Thursday, 08 March 2012 09:10

SC House approves ban on texting and driving

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A bill banning drivers from texting or reading electronic messages on South Carolina's roadways has received key approval in the House.

The House approved the measure 93-15 on Wednesday. It faces another perfunctory vote before heading to the Senate.

Sponsoring Rep. Don Bowen says he became passionate about the dangers of texting behind the wheel because his seven grandchildren will all soon be driving. The Anderson Republican says the bill puts technology and responsibility in sync. He hopes it alerts drivers to a danger he compares to drunken driving.

Opponents question how texting is worse than other forms of distracted driving and argue enforcement will be difficult.

The measure exempts messages sent through voice-operated devices.

Similar measures limiting texting and cell phone use while driving have died in the Legislature.

Read More: http://www.wistv.com/story/17105806/sc-house-approves-ban-on-texting-and-driving

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SC To Say If Voter ID Implementation Possible

Voters, meet your (new) representatives

Farmworkers, nannies can sidestep immigration checks

SC House approves ban on texting and driving

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