municipal elections
PC hosts Clinton candidates’ forum this week ahead of March 7 election
Clinton, South Carolina – Two evenings of “Meet the Candidates” Forums this week will give City of Clinton voters a chance to hear the platforms of those running for mayor and contested seats on Clinton City Council ahead of the March 7 municipal elections. The candidate forums are hosted by the Presbyterian College Department of…
Read MoreEarly voting open for county’s municipalities
By Judith Brown, Staff Writer Laurens County, South Carolina – Less than two full days after early voting began, about 1 percent of certified voters in the City of Laurens have already voted for mayoral and council positions. A three-way race for mayor and one city council seat are being contested in Laurens, while three…
Read MorePC’s Dept. of Political Science to host City of Clinton candidate forums
Two evenings of “Meet the Candidates” Forums next week will give City of Clinton voters a chance to hear the platforms of those running for mayor and contested seats on Clinton City Council ahead of the March 7 municipal elections. The candidate forums are hosted by the Presbyterian College Department of Political Science, and are…
Read MoreCandidate forum set Monday at Ridge at Laurens
Laurens, S.C. – Candidates in the upcoming City of Laurens election will have an opportunity to share their platforms in a public candidate forum set for 6:30 p.m. Monday evening, Feb. 13, at The Ridge at Laurens, 301 Exchange Dr., Laurens. “We have not done this before but we felt it was necessary to hold…
Read MoreFiling closes with heavily contested seats for mayors, councils, in March 7 municipal elections
Laurens County, South Carolina – Filing closed at noon today, Friday, Jan. 6, ahead of the county’s March 7, 2023 municipal elections. In Clinton, there are already four candidates for the City of Clinton District 2 council seat, but incumbent Shirley Jenkins is not among them. “I decided about a year ago that I would…
Read MoreFiling opens this week for municipal mayor, council positions
Laurens County, South Carolina – Anyone considering a run for public office at the municipal level has a week before filing closes for the March 7, 2023, election in a handful of Laurens County cities and towns, according to Lynne West, director of the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Laurens County. Filing will…
Read MoreIncumbents roll in city elections
In Tuesday’s municipal elections, outlying towns in the county had several uncontested races, while campaigning had been strong for council seats within the cities of Laurens and Clinton, but incumbents held on in every race. All vote totals were unofficial until they certified Thursday by the board of elections, said Laurens County Voter Registration director…
Read MoreSome precincts adjusted for March 2 municipal elections
The last day for absentee voting in the March 2 Municipal Elections is Monday, March 1, and the office of Voter Registration and Elections will be open through 5 p.m. for that purpose. Several council seats are up for grabs, and particularly in Clinton and Laurens incumbents face opposition. Several precincts have been adjusted, but most…
Read MoreFiling opens December 7 for March municipal elections
Municipal elections set for March 2 may seem like a long time off, but with filing opening in early December, those considering a run in local town and city elections have a couple of weeks to begin making their plans. Filing opens on Monday, Dec. 7, for all the open seats, all of which are non-partisan,…
Read MoreWalsh takes Ward 6 race, incumbents hold in two Clinton seats
Nine candidates were vying for three different seats in the City of Clinton municipal election and once the votes were tallied, incumbents held their seats in two races but Ward 6 incumbent Jimmy Young lost to challenger Megan Walsh. Mayor Bob McLean easily held on to his seat despite a fairly strong showing by supporters…
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