Senate Candidate Seeks Injunction Over New Filing Period

Amanda Somers is seeking an injunction to keep the South Carolina State Election Commission from accepting any late-filing candidates from entering the race for the District 5 seat.

Amanda Somers, a Greer businesswoman seeking to become the only woman in the South Carolina Senate, filed a civil action Wednesday seeking injunction enjoining the state election commission from accepting late-filing candidates in the District 5 Senate race until it can be confirmed that this week's reopening of candidate filing was done lawfully.  Through her attorney Todd Kincannon, Somers has filed a complaint in the Richland County Court of Common Pleas — the county in which the SCGOP is headquartered. The civil action requests the court enjoin the South Carolina State Election Commission from adding any more names to the District 5 primary ballot on the basis that the lawful mechanism to reopen filing has not been implemented.  …

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