We’re making an attempt to have an online updated vote counts as they come in. As you know, the poll managers post the results after the polls are closed before they bring the ballot machines to the civic center for the official count. We’ve got volunteers phoning in the results as they are posted at each precinct. If all this works, we’ll have an unofficial count very early.

click here to view the public spreadsheet

Also, we’ll be collecting the numbers for the Council race (Crowder/Benca) and the House race (Putnam/Johnson)

Dear Friends,
On the eve of Election Day, I want to say thanks for the opportunity to serve you in the General Assembly. If I am blessed with re-election tomorrow, I will continue to fight hard for our conservative values. I look forward to that opportunity.

As this ballot fiasco affected most races in Anderson County, it did not affect our race, the Republican Primary for SC Senate District 3. However, if re-elected, I am committed rectifying the recent injustice done to so many people who tried to run for office in this election. It is unfair to the voters who wanted a true choice on their ballot.

Immediately after the first court’s blow to free elections, I sponsored this bill on May 5th as a remedy, unfortunately it failed.

I also introduced a bill that would eliminate straight ticket voting to take away the advantage partisan candidates have over petition and write in candidates. This bill never got a hearing. Obviously, the legislature is more interested in protecting its own, than being accountable to the voters.

The court rulings thus far have disenfranchised several hundred candidates and millions of South Carolina voters. It’s been a bi-partisan effort. Democrats have been behind some of the lawsuits and a few “Republican” lawmakers have used the courts to protect their positions of power. It is hard enough to fight the liberals in Columbia, but when so-called “Republicans” and their minions conspire to keep conservatives off of the ballot, then change becomes more difficult.

I have encouraged all candidates to pursue a petition campaign. Tuesday’s primary is an excellent opportunity to collect signatures to place a candidate on the ballot for November’s election. A petition candidacy is much more effective than write-in campaigns.

A collection of volunteers will be assigned at many precincts to ask the voters to sign. I would even urge you to sign these petition(s) even if you don’t support the particular candidate. Whatever your political philosophy may be, we all agree that free elections are not possible when candidacies are denied over simple technicalities.

Again, thank you for your support. We’ll be having an election party Tuesday night at the Corner Bagel Shop on Greenville Street at 7:30pm as we collect the results. We’d love to have you.

Sincerely,

Kevin Bryant, Senator for district 3, also one of the highest scores on the Palmetto Liberty score card, is a solid vote for life, liberty, and defense of private property. He was the primary sponsor of the South Carolina Constitutional Carry Act of 2012 that would restore our right to keep and bear arms without government infringement. He needs to return in order to continue to fight for our right to self defense.

South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, Press Release

June 7, 2012, Contact: Julie Scott, 803-255-2628, For Immediate Release

SOUTH CAROLINA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ENDORSES KEVIN BRYANT FOR SOUTH CAROLINA SENATE DISTRICT 3

Columbia, S.C. – As the unified voice of business, the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce believes that supporting pro-business candidates who understand and support economic development priorities is of the utmost importance. A candidate with a commitment to advancing a legislative agenda that promotes competitiveness in South Carolina is critical to economic development. Therefore, the South Carolina Chamber endorses Kevin Bryant for South Carolina Senate District 3.

“All South Carolinians should support candidates who demonstrate a commitment to values that ultimately strengthen our economy and lead to more jobs with higher salaries,” said Otis Rawl, president and CEO of the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce. “We must elect leaders who share our pro-business values. Senator Kevin Bryant understands that a competitive business climate leads to job creation.”

The business community thanks Senator Kevin Bryant for his commitment to representing the people of South Carolina who each need good jobs and a competitive state economy.

The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, the nation’s first state chamber Accredited with Distinction by the U.S. Chamber, is South Carolina’s largest statewide broad-based business and industry trade association representing more than 18,000 businesses and more than one million employees, with 90 percent of membership comprised of small businesses. As the unified voice for business and industry, the Chamber is a catalyst for increasing wealth and enhancing the state’s global competitiveness in order to improve the quality of life for all South Carolinians.

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