UPDATE | 4 candidates running for Corley's SC house seat

Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017

AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) -- Four candidates have put their names in the running for an open seat in South Carolina's House of Representatives.

Jennifer Lariscey, S Lance Weaver, Jeff Waters, and Ronnie Young have submitted their names for Chris Corley's seat.

Filing closed for candidates on Feb. 21, a primary will be held on April 11, followed by the actual election on May 30.

Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017

UPDATE: 8:25 p.m.

AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) -- A second candidate has announced her intention to run for an open seat in South Carolina's House of Representatives.

Jennifer Cook Lariscey told News 12 NBC 26 she will run for the seat left open after Chris Corley resigned Tuesday.

She s Aiken County Council Chairman Ronnie Young as the two candidates who have shared their plans to run for that spot.

In a statement, Lariscey said: "I am dedicated to making things better for the people in District 84. Real issues need to be addressed, instead of ignored. My focus will be on those issues, such as drug abuse/addiction, bullying in schools and making sure our teachers are receiving the they need in the classroom."

Candidates can officially file for the seat starting February 10, 2017 at 12 p.m.

AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) -- Just minutes before a motion to expel Chris Corley came up in the House, he resigned, leaving House District 84 open.

"There was that motion that was going to be introduced, probably within two minutes of his resignation, to expel him. I'm glad he did the right thing," House Representative Bill Taylor said.

Representative Bill Taylor called for Corley's resignation weeks ago after being indicted on domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature.

"Here's the common sense term, you can't beat your wife," Taylor said, "The criminal domestic violence is just simply wrong, everyone knows that, it can't be tolerated, it certainly can't be tolerated by a public official."

But House District 84 remains without representation and now the special election process begins spanning 125 days. With Corley's resignation still fresh, Aiken County Council Chairman Ronnie Young already says he will run.

"I think the people deserve representation in Columbia. Someone who cares and put their interest first," Young said.

Young says he actually intended to run when the former Representative Roland Smith retired, but said he wanted to see the construction of the County Government building through. Young is currently the only candidate announcing he will run for the seat.

Candidates begin filing on February 10th, but Taylor says Young's 26 years of experience on County Council makes him a great candidate.

"Ronnie Young will be an outstanding candidate, I can't think of a better person to run for that position with all of that experience," Taylor said.

Filing closes for candidates on February 21st, a primary will be held on April 11th, followed by the actual election on May 30th.

Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017

AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) -- Aiken County Council Chairman, Ronnie Young, has announced he will run for Chris Corley's South Carolina House seat.

Chairman Young tells News 12 NBC 26 that he will run for Corley's seat and will file for the seat when it opens on Feb. 10.

Young released this state following his announcement to run for the seat:

“Our citizens deserve to be represented by someone who already knows and respects the people of this district. They also need someone who will work extremely hard each and everyday. Over the past few weeks I have heard from so many folks in the community who asked me to run for this seat. This is the district I was born and raised in. I have lived here my entire life. I feel it is my duty to run. While it has been a privilege serving the county, we must have a strong conservative voice for us in Columbia. As a result, I am proud to announce my candidacy as a Republican for the South Carolina House.”

Aiken County Councilman, Andrew Siders, tells us he will file to run for County Council Chairman.

House Speaker Jay Lucas released a statement Jan. 24 that he has accepted Rep. Chris Corley's resignation following charges of domestic violence.

Chris Whitmire, the Public Information Officer with the SC State Election Commission Staff, said the candidate filing will open Feb. 10 at noon. The filing will close on Feb. 21, according to the county's Registration and Elections. All dates are tentative, according to the calendar from the state election commission.

The Primary Election will be held on April 11 with the runoff scheduled for April 25, according to Whitmire. The special election will be on May 30th.

If Young is elected for the State Representative seat, the County Council Chairman election will follow.