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South Carolina Sets Rules for Special Republican Primary After Graham's Death
South Carolina officials set the stage for a special Republican primary to elect a successor for the late Senator Lindsey Graham, detailing voting procedures.
- Following Sen. Lindsey Graham's death on July 11, the South Carolina State Election Commission scheduled a Special Republican Primary for August 11 to select a new nominee, with Gov. Henry McMaster appointing Darline Graham Nordone to fill the seat until January 2027.
- Because Graham won the June 9 Republican Primary before his death, the State Election Commission must hold this special election to find a replacement nominee under compressed timelines for equipment and poll worker preparation.
- The Greenville County Voter Registration announced that voters who participated in the June 2026 Democratic Primary are ineligible for the August 11 contest, while those who voted in the Republican Primary or did not vote remain eligible.
- If no candidate secures 50% of the vote on August 11, a runoff will occur August 25; the South Carolina Republican Party continues a federal lawsuit against the State Election Commission challenging voter registration rules.
- Candidate filing opens Tuesday, July 21, and closes July 28, as Trey Caldwell, assistant director of the Anderson County Board of Voter Registration and Elections, works to consolidate polling places for the compressed timeline.
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MORNING HEADLINES | Anyone who cast ballots in the S.C. Democratic Party primary in June can’t take part in the special Republican primary on Aug. 11 to replace the late U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham on November’s ballot. The post Who can vote Aug. 11 in special GOP primary? appeared first on Charleston City Paper.
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