Supreme Court of South Carolina September 20, 2012, Appellate Case No.2012-212729; No. 27172 (Tempel v. South Carolina State Election Commission)

Chief Justice TOAL.

Appellant/Respondent and Respondents/Appellants appeal an order of the circuit court concerning the candidacy of Respondent/Appellant Paul Thurmond for Senate District 41. The circuit court found Thurmond was not exempt from the filing requirement of section 8-13-1356(B) of the South Carolina Code. S.C.Code Ann. § 8-13-1356(B) (Supp.2011).