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Chuck Newton
843.838.1888
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December 18, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FIVE BEAUFORT COUNTY RESIDENTS APPOINTED
TO NEW FORWARD PARTY COUNTY COMMITTEE
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New Party Focused On Electoral Reforms To “Restore Trust In America”
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BEAUFORT COUNTY COMMITTEE ONE OF 14 NOW ORGANIZED IN SC,
IN COUNTIES REPRESENTING SOME 80% OF REGISTERED VOTERS
BEAUFORT SC, DEC 12 – Five county residents have been appointed members of the Beaufort County Forward Party Committee, and will lead the party’s organizing and electoral activities in Beaufort County.
Named to the Beaufort County Committee were David Atwell, Hilton Head; Robert Hooper, Bluffton; William Griffith, Ladys Island; Najmah Thomas, from St. Helena; and Charles Newton, also of St. Helena, who will serve as interim chairperson.
“The Forward Party has emerged as a direct result of the polarization in the U.S. political system, at all levels,” said Newton.
“More voters today describe themselves as ‘Independent” than ever before –49% of the electorate according to a Gallup poll in April – a number equal to the total of those who say they are Republicans or Democrats.
“These centrist, independent voters, tired of politics as usual and lack of choice at election time, are looking for a home. The Forward Party is it,” Newton said.
The party is organizing in all 46 SC counties, and to date, has committees in 14 counties representing 80% of the SC population. Other counties in which the party is active include Greenville, Spartanburg, Lexington, York, Lancaster, Aiken, Edgefield, Richland, Florence, Horry, Georgetown, Berkeley and Charleston.
The Forward Party, first organized nationally in 2021, gained ballot access in SC in October. The Party will not run a presidential candidate in 2024, but will instead focus on local contests and statewide electoral issues. The Party seeks fundamental reform to restore trust in states’ electoral processes, including adoption of ranked-choice voting, open primaries and independent redistricting beyond the control of elected legislatures.
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Websites:
https://www.forwardparty.com/
https://www.southcarolinaforwardparty.com/
