Hello REALTORS®,
In this Watchdog Report, I will continue to cover the fall elections. In this report, I cover who will be on the ballot for President and Vice President of the United States. Next week, I will list the rest of the candidates for the nonpartisan races.
I am also updating you on a couple of key local ordinances we have been tracking. But first, who is running for President?
The Race for President
I want to lead with this: RPAC does not take a position on the race for President.
There will be 8 candidates for President on the ballot in South Carolina. I listed them in the order the SC Elections Commission will have them on the ballot. The commission says they rotate the order of the parties each election. The party listed at the top in 2024 will go to the bottom in 2028.
In the list below, the candidate for President is listed first, followed by their running mate for Vice President.
- Constitution Party: Randall Terry and Stephen Broden
- United Citizens Party: Cornel West and Melina Abdullah
- Green Party: Jill Stein (VP hasn’t been announced)
- Republican Party: Donald Trump and J.D. Vance
- Alliance Party: Robert F. Kennedy and Nicole Shanahan
- Libertarian Party: Chase Oliver and Mike ter Maat
- Democratic Party: Kamala Harris and Tim Walz
- Workers Party: Claudia De la Cruz and Karina Garcia
If you search SCVotes.org, you will see that Joe Biden is still listed as the Democrats’ nominee because he secured his party’s nomination during the primaries. But he has withdrawn from the race and The Democratic Party nominated Harris and Walz last week. The Constitution, Green, and Workers parties also haven’t reported their candidates to the elections commission—I pulled the list above from media reports. The parties have until September 3 to report their candidates to the election commission.
Anderson County Council finalized the ballot question on the penny sales tax last week. They included a list of roads they propose to pay for if the sales tax is approved by the voters. You can read the list by clicking here.
In October, we will issue a Voter Guide to help you decide how you will vote on November 5.
Six Mile has a new councilmember
For the second time this year, the Town of Six Mile has sworn in a new member of town council. Earlier this month, Christopher King was sworn in. In March, Judy Shaw was elected to town council.
Local Issues
Anderson County Council continues to advance ordinances that Chairman Tommy Dunn says will result in “a better product” for new homes in the county:
- First reading to an ordinance reducing the maximum size of a summary plat (small subdivision) to 4 lots.
- Amended the county’s Stormwater Design Manual to increase the criteria for designing stormwater facilities to a 25-year storm in two subbasins of the Saluda River: Big Brushy Creek and Craven Creek.
- Announced an ordinance to regulate subdivisions built on steep slopes.
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Elections are an important way that your association represents you and helps make a strong market for real estate. Elections are also an important way that you participate in your government. Your association’s objective is to help elect pro-business candidates who share the Realtor position that a vibrant and healthy real estate market is vital to a vibrant and healthy economy. Of course, you must balance your personal and business interests when you vote.
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Michael Dey, Director of Government Affairs