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ZIEGLER v. DORCHESTER COUNTY

Opinion No. 27885.

426 S.C. 615 (2019)

828 S.E.2d 218

Gerard E. ZIEGLER; Brenda Barrington III; James Stephen Greene, Jr.; William A. Harbeson; David Messinger; South Carolina Public Interest Foundation; and Dorchester County Taxpayers Association, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Appellants, v. DORCHESTER COUNTY; Dorchester County Council; Charles D. Chinnis, George H. Bailey, Sr., Jay Byars, Willie R. Davis, Carroll S. Duncan, Larry Hargett and William R. Hearn, Jr., in their official capacities as members of Dorchester County Council, Respondents.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Filed May 8, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Andrew Gowder, Jr. , of Austen & Gowder, LLC, of Charleston and Michael T. Rose , of Mike Rose Law Firm, PC of Summerville, for Appellants.

Steve A. Matthews , of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, PA, of Columbia, for Respondents.

James G. Carpenter, Jr. , of Greenville, for Amicus Curiae, Edward D. Sloan, Jr.

This case concerns the validity of a referendum question— passed during the 2016 elections—which granted the Dorchester County Council authority to issue up to $30 million in bonds for library facilities and up to $13 million for recreational facilities. Finding there was no indication the voters did not understand...

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