Story: “Thurmond, a former Charleston County councilman, has been seeking the GOP nomination in South Carolina’s state Senate District 41, a seat held for decades by now-Lt. Gov. Glenn McConnell. The 31-year incumbent stepped down as Senate president pro tem earlier this year to assume his constitutional duty after former Lt. Gov. Ken Ard resigned. Thurmond, the son of the late U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond, was among hundreds of candidates removed from ballots earlier this year over improperly filed paperwork. Last week, the high court ruled that Thurmond became the GOP’s nominee when he was the lone Republican left on the June primary ballot after other candidates were tossed. As such, the court ruled, the state party had the right to hold another primary to replace their nominee after he was eventually disqualified. The court said the party could therefore hold another primary, which Thurmond won last week. According to Williams’ lawsuit, that constitutes a voting procedure change, which he argues would trigger the federal approvals process.”