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SUBJECT: Katherine JENERETTE to Challenge Senate Vote Count - for S.C. SENATE District 28 Date: Wednesday, November 3, 2004 To: All Media Jenerette to Challenge Senate Vote Count Katherine Jenerette, the Republican Candidate for S.C. Senate District 28 seat is demanding a recount and filing an official protest of the race results in Tuesdays election to County and State election officials in her bid to unseat the incumbent Senator Dick Elliot(D). Jenerette, defeated Elliott in Horry County, which makes up nearly 70% of the Senate district, according to the unofficial election results, but lost the overall election by a slim...

(Columbia) Oct. 20, 2004 - A federally funded group based in Columbia has found itself in a mess after it sent bulk mail to six of South Carolina's poorest counties promoting a "Vaccinate and Vote" program. Carolina Medical Review gets money to promote immunizations. It sent out a mailing to 46,000 Medicare recipients that encourages people to get flu shots on November 2nd at the polls. Carolina Medical spokeswoman Diana Zona says four days after the notices went out, news broke that British regulators had shut down a major supplier of vaccine. State Republican Party Chairman Katon Dawson said Tuesday...

Residents turn out to try new voting machines FLORENCE - Residents turned out by the hundreds to test out Florence County’s new electronic voting system Saturday. Moreover, officials said they were receptive at an open house at the former Florence County Library on Pine Street sponsored by the Florence County Voter Registration and Election Commission. The event is part of a massive educational outreach initiative designed to familiarize the voting public with the set-up, officials said. “It went very well - we got a lot of people acclimated to the system today without any complaints as far as I know,”...

SCGOP NEWS FLASH! New Poll Shows DeMint With Commanding Lead Congressman Has Commanding 13-Point Lead Over Liberal Opponent A poll conducted this week for the Club for Growth shows Republican Congressman Jim DeMint, a candidate for the U.S. Senate in South Carolina with a commanding lead over liberal Inez Tenenbaum. The poll of 500 likely South Carolina voters was conducted by Basswood Research, based in Washington, D.C. on September 25-26. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.38%. Among the poll’s key findings are: • 45% of those surveyed support Jim DeMint for the U.S. Senate....

2004 SurveyUSA Election Polls President, SC 8/19/2004 Bush (R) 53% Kerry (D) 42% Other/Undecided 5% Data Collected 8/16/04 - 8/18/04 Geography State of South Carolina Sample Population 727 Likely Voters Margin of Error 3.7% Client WCSC-TV Charleston U.S. Senate, SC 8/19/2004 DeMint (R) 52% Tenenbaum (D) 39% Other/Undecided 9% Data Collected 8/16/04 - 8/18/04 Geography State of South Carolina Sample Population 720 Likely Voters Margin of Error 3.7% Client WCSC-TV Charleston

Florence County voters will use new machines this fall FLORENCE - Florence County voters will see new electronic voting machines when they go to the polls in November, Florence County Voter Registration and Elections Director Russell Barrett said Thursday. The State Election Commission announced Wednesday it signed a contract with Election Systems and Software for new voting machines in 16 counties, including Florence. State commission director Marci Andino said the state had to pick a vendor quickly so counties can begin receiving their equipment by mid-August and complete training. The state is working to replace punch card equipment similar to...

FLORENCE - More than 2,200 Independent Softball Association Youth Fast Pitch players descended on Florence on Wednesday, bringing with them parents, friends and a huge economic impact on the Pee Dee. The ISA’s Youth Fast Pitch World Series will take place this weekend at five parks around the Florence area, with 163 teams beginning tournament play today and concluding Sunday. Tournaments will be played at Freedom Florence, Darlington Athletic Fields, Lynches County River Park, Francis Marion University and Coward Athletic Fields. Bringing the tournament to Florence plays into area economic development officials’ master plans. A large, and largely unnoticed, segment...

Edwards' coattails questionable WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- In tapping John Edwards to be his running mate, John Kerry stoked growing hopes among Democrats for achieving a Senate majority in the November elections. No doubt, Democratic prospects have improved since the start of the year when most prognosticators expected Republicans to pad their narrow 51-48 majority by at least a seat or two. But overturning GOP control still looks like a tough job. Jennifer Duffy, who tracks Senate races for the closely watched Cook Political Report, sees a 30 to 35 percent chance Democrats will achieve a Senate majority. In January,...

More protests filed in Marion elections The race for the state Senate District 30 seat became even more embroiled in controversy Monday. The state Supreme Court was asked to order a runoff election between incumbent Sen. Maggie Glover and challenger Kent Williams. The request from Williams came on the heels of a decision by the S.C. Democratic Party's Executive Committee to throw out the results of the June 8 election and order a new one. The date of a new election would be set by Gov. Mark Sanford, but Sanford said he won't touch the issue until the Supreme Court...

FLORENCE -- State Senate District 30 candidates Kent Williams and Tim Norwood and incumbent Maggie Glover will rerun their campaigns for the seat after state Democratic Party officials early Friday morning ordered a new election be conducted. The order comes amid claims of voting irregularities, two recounts and protests by both Williams and Norwood. Williams was to have faced Glover in a Democratic primary runoff Tuesday after a recount Monday put him seven votes ahead of Norwood. In the original vote certification, Norwood had finished six votes ahead of Williams. Both Williams and Norwood filed protests in the June 8...

Williams wins Senate 30 recount FLORENCE -- Kent Williams will face Sen. Maggie Glover in a runoff election June 22 for the state Senate District 30 seat. The runoff was decided Monday after a mandatory recount. The state Election Commission ordered the recount because there was a difference of less than 1 percent between Williams and Tim Norwood for the second place position in the June 8 Democratic primary. In the original count, Norwood beat Williams by six votes. In Monday's recount, Glover had 6,218 votes, Norwood had 5,765 and Williams had 5,772. Williams filed a protest of the results...

DARLINGTON -- Apparently, the race dates and new lights for nighttime events aren't the only things changing at Darlington Raceway. Andrew Gurtis, the president of the raceway for the last three years, was named senior director of operational planning and integration for International Speedway Corp., which owns 13 tracks, 12 of which are stops on the current Nextel Cup. Succeeding Gurtis will be Chris Browning, vice president and general manager of North Carolina Speedway in Rockingham, N.C. "I'm excited about the opportunity," Browning said. "The track has a great tradition, and I'm coming from a track that had a great...

The new Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban movie trailer is now available on the internet.

Pee Dee Area Freeper Lunch Join us for lunch and good conversation. Where: Western Sizzlin' Florence, South Carolina When: Saturday, January 3, 2004, 12 Noon The Western Sizzlin is on the frontage road of David McLeod Blvd, directly across from Magnolia Mall. Take the I-20 Spur (East), at the first traffic signal take a right and then an immediate left on to the frontage road. The Western Sizzlin is about 150 yards on the right. North Carolina FReepers are welcome to join us. Just follow the "South of the Border" signs and continue south for another 25 miles.

Join us in a Freep, Monday the 10th of November, in support of our president and in counter protest to the leftists that will be there to greet him. Where: Palmetto Expo Center, Greenville, SC When: Monday, 10 Nov, 3:30 to 5:30 PM We are tentatively planning to meet at the Krispy Kreme located at 302 N. Pleasantburg Dr. at 2:30 PM. Click Here for additional maps and directions. Driving Directions to the Palmetto Expo Center: From Columbia: Traveling West on I-26 W, follow I-385 North to Greenville. Take Exit 40B and keep right onto N. Pleasantburg Drive. Turn left...

Senator Hillary Clinton will be signing books at The Happy Bookseller 4525 Forest Dr. Columbia, SC Monday, October 6th, 2:30-4:00 PM. Tickets go on sale Sunday, Oct. 5th at 1 PM.

South Carolina Freeper Meeting When: Saturday, Sept. 27, 2003 12PM Where: Maurice’s BBQ 9563 Two Notch Rd. Columbia, SC

Lawsuit claims troopers have ticket quotas Ex-Trooper of the Year alleges that opposition to quotas forced him out of S.C. Highway PatrolThe S.C. Highway Patrol operated a quota system that rewarded troopers who met ticket-writing goals and punished those who did not, a two-time Trooper of the Year contends in a federal lawsuit. "Troopers who wrote greater numbers of tickets were rewarded with promotions and other benefits," says the lawsuit, filed Friday for former Trooper Edward McAbee, 38. "Troopers who were perceived to write an insufficient number of tickets were treated with indifference, disdain or outright contempt," the lawsuit says....

We Need Help! Thomas McCoy Richardson is applying to re-instate his license to practice law in the state of SC. A hearing is to be held January11, 2002. His license to practice law was indefinitely suspended October 27, 1997 retroactive to May 10, 1996. The day he was sentenced after a guilty plea was entered by his own voice. It is our position that convicted felons should not be allowed to represent the law. South Carolina is one of the few states that allows felons to practice law. This man pled guilty to ABHAN (assault and battery of a high ...

Freepers have been arriving all day, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Rob made their appearance a short while ago. The booth is up. It is a fold out panel with several dozen pictures and graphics from the protests during the post election chad wars. Tomorrow, we will be participating in the grass roots boot camp for conservatives hosted by the National Federation of Republican Assemblies. At lunch we will hear from House Majority Leader, Dick Armey. Saturday for lunch, Alan Keyes will be the speaker, and Free Republic founder, Jim Robinson, will be awarded the 2001 Ronald Reagan Freedom Award. NFRA ...