Race To Watch: SC Candidate Running for Congress in Two Parties!
Dem Candidate Listed Twice on Ballot in South Carolina Special Election
9:47 AM, MAY 7, 2013 • BY DANIEL HALPER
Elizabeth Colbert-Busch, the Democratic nominee for the South Carolina First Congressional District special election, is listed twice on today’s ballot. Colbert-Busch is also the nominee of the Working Families party.
“She’s been nominated by both parties. There’s no prohibition in South Carolina against that,” explains Chris Whitmire, director of public information and training at the South Carolina State Election Commission.
All votes for Colbert-Busch “go to Colbert-Busch,” regardless of whether the voter selects the Democratic Busch or the Working Families Busch. But tonight, when the votes are counted, Busch’s votes will be separated by party, even if it’s the cumulative vote count that matters.