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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 2002
Page
1
Gloomy weather Tuesday did not deter voters with 57.66 percent of 69,526 registered casting ballots in a high turnout for a gubernatorial race. Absentee ballots set a record with 3,315 counted as county officials praised the punch-card system and poll managers.
Philip Lord reports that the flag atop the State House dome and bumper sticker sentiment shaped Tuesday's election. USC Aiken professor Dr. Bob Botsch says many who opposed Beasley over the flag also voted against Hodges, calling it a punishment vote. See Hodges, page 104.
Strom Thurmond, age nearly 100, will retire from the U.S. Senate in January and return to Edgefield South Carolina. His family notes he has slowed his public duties but remains a storied figure after 48 years in Congress. Thurmond Jr said the move is bittersweet and that Lindsey Graham will replace him.
Rebekah Sutherland withdraws plan to protest the District 2 seat contest after district election officials accepted responsibility for a voting error that allowed 149 District 1 voters to cast ballots at Precinct 43 in Windsor. The decision follows acknowledgement by Stuart Bedenbaugh of the Aiken County Voter Registration and Elections Office.
Aiken area restaurants may begin selling alcohol as early as this weekend once local approval is certified. Charles Brown of the South Carolina Department of Revenue said municipalities have filed papers and the approval process could be completed quickly if ratified. Libby Cook of The Willcox plans to obtain a liquor license this year and hopes to sell this weekend pending certification. Stuart Bedenbaugh of the county elections office noted paperwork could be filed tonight, with rapid processing possible. Sam Erb, chair of the Aiken Hospitality Group, said efforts are underway to finalize filings and begin operation swiftly.
York officials consider a Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission marker at the site of Lillie Belle Allen’s 1969 murder during race riots. Wayne and Teresa Gulden urged the tribute, saying it marks a past York prefers to forget but should be acknowledged.
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