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  • Ads on Ballots to Pay for S.C. Primary? [Sponsor Logos on Ballots Not Out of the Question]

    10/03/2003 8:36:20 AM PDT · by Between the Lines · 8 replies · 201+ views
    Charlotte Observer ^ | Oct. 03, 2003 | JENNIFER TALHELM
    February's S.C. presidential primary could be brought to you by ... name your price. S.C. Democratic Party Chairman Joe Erwin says he plans to seek corporate sponsorships to help raise $500,000 to hold the Feb. 3 primary, which the state party has to pay for. If a corporation wants to give a little extra to slap its name on a ballot or a media backdrop -- or pretty much anything -- he'll consider it. It's a takeoff on the way ballparks sell ads on scoreboards or seatbacks. "Some statewide corporation may want their company identified with democracy," said Erwin, a...