Pickens GOP Chair: Haley, General Assembly Should Stop Primary
However, Gov. Nikki Haley doesn't have the power to do so.
Pickens County Republican Party Chair Phillip Bowers is calling for the state's top official to put a stop to Tuesday's South Carolina primary. The problem is Gov. Nikki Haley lacks the power to do so. In an email addressed to undisclosed recipients, Bowers said asked Haley to use her Constitutional authority, as outlined in Article IV Section 15 and Section 19 of the S.C. Constitution, to make sure laws are executed by reconvening the General Assembly and passing the laws necessary to stop the primary. "Join me in calling upon Governor Haley to convene the General Assembly and pass whatever legislation is necessary to stop the Tuesday primary, reopen candidate filing, and set a new date for the primary so that every citizen may exercise …
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Carolyn Farr Smith
9:38 am on Saturday, June 9, 2012
Readit, that is very true, outside of media sites and events, I've heard very few people talking about the primary. I don't know if it's they just don't care or just aren't informed. When I turned 18 years old the first thing I did was register to vote. I've voted in each election since that time. But not all are as civic-minded or follow the political process as closely as others. more ›