SC Senate voted to remove state treasurer, what happens next?
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SC Senate voted to remove state treasurer, what happens next?
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSPA) - The South Carolina Senate voted 33-8 to remove State Treasurer Curtis Loftis on Monday. So, what happens next? Loftis can only be removed if the state house reaches a two-thirds majority vote in favor of Loftis' removal. Efforts to remove Loftis stem from a $1.8 billion accounting error Loftis claimed was not his mistake. Following the error and a report into how it happened, the other parties involved resigned. "Far be i…
South Carolina Senate Votes to Oust State Treasurer Over $1.8 Billion Error
Members of the South Carolina Senate voted on April 21 to remove the state’s embattled treasurer for “willful neglect” of his duties, sending the matter to the state House for consideration. The 33–8 vote followed an hours-long hearing of the full Senate, during which state Sens. Larry Grooms and Stephen Goldfinch, both Republicans, pushed for state Treasurer Curtis Loftis’s removal over a $1.8 billion accounting error. “The big secret of Treasu…
S.C. Senate votes to give Loftis the boot - Charleston City Paper
South Carolina’s Republican-dominated Senate voted 33-8 on Monday to kick Republican state Treasurer Curtis Loftis out of office over a $1.8 billion accounting error that threatens the state's financial rating. The post S.C. Senate votes to give Loftis the boot appeared first on Charleston City Paper.
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