SC Election Commission chairman Dennis Shedd resigns amid other leadership shakeups and the Trump administration’s request for voter rolls.

The U.S. Justice Department requested the personal information of 3.3 million South Carolina voters in August.

On Wednesday, Jan. 21, Governor Henry McMaster appointed Columbia attorney Robert Bolchoz as the next Chairman of the South Carolina State Election Commission (SEC).

Dennis Shedd, who has led the elections commission since 2024, announced he is resigning at a meeting where members are talking about the DOJ’s request to release voter data.

Nancy Lacore, a three-star admiral and former chief of the Navy Reserves, is the latest Democratic candidate to enter the race for South Carolina‘s 1st Congressional District in the 2026 midterm elections.

Several South Carolina lawmakers and candidates for governor are speaking out Tuesday as a new push to change how South Carolinians vote in primary elections gains publicity.

Several candidates for governor have weighed in on the ongoing House debate over whether and how to close primaries in South Carolina, which is a debate that has led to a split among Republicans.

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Now, Nancy Lacore stepping into a different spotlight, taking what she learned in the Navy to Washington as a congressperson.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster announced Tuesday that he had appointed a new chairman for the State Election Commission Board.