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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1978
Page
8
The county’s League of Women Voters prepared questions sent to candidates for Aiken County Council and the South Carolina House seats. Reps William Reel Judson Basbee and Councilman Homer McGee run unopposed in their current posts.
A candidate outlines positions on merit selection of judges, full funding of the Education Finance Act, nuclear power, the ERA, public financing of primaries, and how Public Service Commissioners should be chosen. He details district service, education ties, and calls for an independent nominating commission as part of judicial selection.
A candidate outlines 20 years in business and Wagener Town Council service affirming nonpartisan service. He supports youth rehabilitation, county state funding clarity, expanded courthouse space, early agenda publication, and separate juvenile detention. emphasizes honesty and local government focus. Continuous involvement in politics noted with 26 years in Aiken County.
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