Qualifying for Elections in SC Now Underway

Qualifying opened yesterday at noon in South Carolina for candidates to register for this year’s primary elections and declare party affiliation.

Here in Oconee County, voters will have some choices to make in the Republican Primary. Both Bill Whitmire in District 1 and Bill Sandifer in District 2 are seeking re-election to represent Oconee County in the State House of Representatives.

Others who qualified to run on Wednesday were Danny Singleton for Probate Judge, John Elliott and Kay Knapp for County Council Seat 1, and Jeff Bright and Don Mize for County Council Seat 3.

Qualifying ends at noon Wednesday, March 30.