Jeremy Walters, a Libertarian, is running for S.C. House District 26. He lives in Fort Mill.

Special to The Herald

South Carolina elections officials on Thursday said Jeremy Walters, a candidate for Fort Mills newly formed S.C. House District 26, will have his name on the Nov. 6 ballot if he sends them copies of his properly filed candidate paperwork.

Walters is running as a Libertarian in the general election.

Walters eligibility recently came under review by state elections officials, after an inquiry from the state Republican Party.

The question about his candidacy emerged as yet another potential kink in an already turbulent campaign season filled with legal challenges to candidates eligibility and rulings from the states highest court.

Walters became the only party candidate pursuing the House District 26 seat after Republican Raye Felder was deemed ineligible and removed from the ballot. The S.C. Supreme Court found that Felder and more than 200 other candidates didnt file their paperwork properly.

Felder planned to file Thursday to have her name added to Novembers ballot as a petition candidate.

A path to Novembers ballot

Elections officials recently reviewed Walters records and consulted applicable state law.

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After state scrutiny, Libertarian Walters on path to Fort Mill House District 26 ballot