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Filing for Goose Creek City Council, Mayoral Candidates Takes Place Jan. 18 – Feb. 2

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–It’s an election year in the City of Goose Creek. Election Day is Tuesday, April 3, when voters will elect a Mayor and three City Council members. If you’re interested in running for City Council or Mayor in 2018, here’s what you need to know. Filing to become a candidate takes place at the Berkeley County Voter Registration […]

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Berkeley County Votes: View The Unofficial Election Results Here

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Thousands of voters flocked to the polls in records numbers in Berkeley County on Tuesday. In fact, some voters say they waited as long as two hours to cast their vote. According to election officials, out of the more than 117,000 registered voters in Berkeley County, nearly 60 percent of them went to the polls to vote in […]

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S.C. Absentee Voting Underway For June Primaries

Absentee voting for the Statewide Primaries is underway at county elections offices throughout the state.  As of today, approximately 22,000 absentee ballots have been issued statewide.  In comparison, approximately 25,000 absentee ballots were cast in the 2012 Statewide Primaries (the last comparable statewide primary). According to scVOTES.org, there are nearly 113,000 registered voters in Berkeley County. Absentee voters should be […]

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Meet Brandon Cox: A Candidate for Goose Creek City Council

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–On April 5th, Goose Creek voters will head to the polls to vote for the city council race. Five candidates are on the ballot but only three will be elected. Over the next few weeks, The Berkeley Observer will be introducing you to them. Brandon Cox is next on the list. To learn more about him, you can visit his website: votebrandoncox.com or Facebook […]

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Meet Gregory Habib: A Candidate for Goose Creek City Council

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–On April 5th, Goose Creek voters will head to the polls to vote for the city council race. Five candidates are on the ballot but only three will be elected. Over the next few weeks, The Berkeley Observer will be introducing you to them. Gregory Habib, a political newcomer, is first on the list. To learn more about him, […]

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National Voter Registration Day is September 23rd

The South Carolina State Election Commission, along with Americans across the nation, will be celebrating National Voter Registration Day (NVRD) on Tuesday, September 23, 2014.  This is a nationwide effort to register voters before the upcoming election in November. This year’s theme is Celebrating Democracy in America, encouraging individuals to exercise one of our most basic rights in America:  the […]

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City council candidates to take part in forum

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–There will be a forum sponsored by the Goose Creek 9/12 Project for the candidates that are running for the Goose Creek City Council on Monday, March 31, 2014. The forum will be held at the Berkeley Electric CoOp Building at 2 Springhall Drive, Goose Creek at 6:30 p.m. The candidates that are participating are Kimo Esarey (current […]

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Goose Creek election quickly approaching: Know the candidates

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.—In less than a month, Goose Creek voters will head to the polls to determine if they will keep longtime mayor Michael Heitzler in office or elect a new guy, current city councilman Jerry Tekac. Along with voting for mayor, voters will also elect three city council members.  There are currently five people on the ballot looking to […]