Full prep football coverage from Friday B1 REFLECTIONS Part 2 of The Sumter Item’s look back at some of Sumter’s historians C3 SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 2018 | Serving South Carolina since October 15, 1894 $1.75 State party does not certify candidate Samuels-Cooper filed for coroner special election be placed on the ney, we determined that we — it would have been on ballot, according are unable to certify Ms. La- Tuesday — and Mock will be after disqualification from first, which she won to Trav Robert- Nette Samuels-Cooper as a placed, unopposed, on the son, chairman of candidate due to the August 3, Nov. 6 general election ballot, BY KAYLA ROBINS the candidates. the South Caroli- 2018 Circuit Court Order, as officials with the South
[email protected] LaNette Samuels-Cooper, na Democratic which found that she does not Carolina Election Commis- who won the primary in June SAMUELS- Party. meet the statutory qualifica- sion have explained would It appears a new primary but was disqualified after the COOPER “Today, I sub- tions to be coroner,” Robert- happen in this situation. to determine the Democratic incumbent she beat, Bucky mitted the Demo- son said in an emailed state- Mock, who had served as nomination for coroner in Mock, sued her to question cratic Party’s cer- ment Friday. deputy coroner for 21 years, Clarendon County will not whether she had the work ex- tification of candidates for the Because Mock was the only was appointed coroner in Feb- be held after officials from perience required by state law Clarendon County Coroner other person to file to run in ruary by Gov.