Welcome To The Horry County Republican Party!
REMINDER: Any 17 year old who will be 18 by October 2, can register to vote and will be able to vote on November 2, 2010.
We normally meet the first Monday of each month, excepting holidays or other special events, at our Party headquarters located at 914 Norman Alley in Conway (see map below for location).
Please join us Monday, August 2, 2010 at 6:30 pm for our August Meeting. 5th Congressional Candidate, Mick Mulvaney will be our guest speaker. For more information about Mick Mulvaney please visit his website at http://www.mickmulvaney.com/site/
We need your help! The HCRP needs volunteers to help us run our phone banks in October. Please contact Nicole Brady at nbradydolph@sc.rr.com if you are interested in volunteering.
The following information has been provided to the HCRP by Mr. George Edwards:
On Tuesday, June 29th, South Carolina legislators will vote on the Voter ID bill. The Senate and the House each have their own versions. The Senate version has slightly more relaxed standards. Right now, the Senate version has been approved by all 46 state senators. But, several House members are adamant that their tighter standards must be approved.
The Senate bill would accept South Carolina government photo ID in addition to the U.S. Government photo ID required by the original House version. And it allows 15 days early voting where the House version allowed only 10. In either bill voting machines would be available for use during the early voting period.
Neither bill changes the absentee ballot requirements which allow voting up to 30 days before the election and paper ballots to be taken home for completion. A reason is required for absentee balloting although not necessarily verified but the early voting period is open for everybody. Neither bill would go into effect for two years to allow time for Justice Department approval.
The version that the Senate has passed unanimously mirrors the current Indiana and Georgia voter identification laws that have passed muster with the Justice department and because of this and its support by all the South Carolina Senate, white and black alike, makes it very likely to be accepted by the Obama Justice Department. The original House bill was not passed unanimously and does not have the support of an existing clear precedent for Justice Department acceptance.
Although the differences do not appear to be highly significant, if a version acceptable to both houses is not approved Tuesday, the opportunity to get voter ID in S.C. is not likely in time to have an effect during the 2012 Obama campaign. However if the House accepts the Senate version, the likelihood that that version being accepted by the Obama justice department before the Obama election is high.
We need Voter ID in South Carolina. Please consider voting for the Senate version on Tuesday. Let's start now; it can be amended later. If the House refuses to accept the current Senate version, it is possible that a changed Senate will go along with the current House version in later years. But at best this would not make it in time for the 2012 election. And the opportunity to ever get both houses to agree on Voter ID may never again occur.
The HCRP thanks Mr. Edwards for his help in explaining these differences to the voting public.
We are facing one of the most important elections in history. The choice between the radical socialist takeover of America or a return to free market constitutional government is at stake.
Join us for a discussion of the issues and candidates. Bring your favorite books and articles to share. Join us as we explore how we can set an agenda to take back our country. Also how we can make the HCRP more effective. The coffee is open to independents, undecideds and even our political opponents. Just come for open dialogue.
We are currently meeting on Tuesday's at 8 a.m. and intend to hold these breakfasts every Tuesday until the election in November 2010. Call 488-4445 for more info.
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U.S. Congress:
District 1: Rep. Tim Scott
S.C. Constitutional offices:
Governor: Nikki Haley
Lt. Governor: Ken Ard
Attorney General: Alan Wilson
Superintendent of Education: Mick Zais
Treasurer: Curtis Loftis, Jr.
Secretary of State: Mark Hammond, incumbent
Comptroller General: Richard Eckstrom
Agriculture commissioner: Hugh Weathers, incumbent
Adjutant General: Bob Livingston
S.C. State Representative:
District 58: Liston Barfield, incumbent
District 68: Thad Viers, incumbent
District 104: Tracy Edge, incumbent
District 105: George Hearn, incumbent
District 106: Nelson Hardwick, incumbent
District 107: Alan Clemmons, incumbent
Horry County Offices:
Horry County Probate Judge: Diedre Edmonds,incumbent
Horry County Council:
Chairman: Tom Rice
District 1: Harold Worley,incumbent
District 2: Brent Schulz,incumbent
District 5: Paul Price
District 7: Jim Edwards
District 8: Carl Schwartzkopf, incumbent
District 11: Al Allen, incumbent
Horry County School Board:
Chairman: Will Garland,incumbent
District 1: Harvey Eisner,incumbent
District 2: Karen McIlrath
District 3: Joe DeFeo, incumbent
District 6: Pam Timms, incumbent
District 10: Neil James, incumbent by appointment
-->Please visit the SC GOP Website: www.enr-scvotes.org/SC/Horry/16143/27320/en/summary.html to see how Horry County constituents voted in the Statewide races.
Upcoming Events -
-->Please join us Monday, August 2, 2010 at 6:30 pm for our August Meeting.
-->GOP GOLF OUTING. Put Saturday August 7 on your schedule. We are to have our first GOP golf tournament at 4 pm at Shaftesbury GlenGolf Course. Open to all and your friends who share our political leanings. Arrive by 4 pm. Cost $18 for nine holes Captains Choice. Get your teams together - pay at the course. If there is enough interest, we will organize for a possible 9 hole league. Send your individual or team enrollments to Paul Grimm at optimist282002@yahoo.com or call 843-365-1151.