COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson sent a letter this morning to State Election Commission Director Howard Knapp reminding him of state law obligations regarding election integrity.
Specifically, state law makes ballot harvesting illegal, making it “unlawful for a person to return more than five return-addressed envelopes in an election, in addition to his own.” Illegal ballot harvesting is a felony, with a possible sentence of up to five years in prison.
“In short, South Carolina law considers illegal ballot harvesting to be a serious offense, which undermines our system of free and fair elections. I know you, your team, and election offices across the State are working diligently to ensure that South Carolina will have a free, fair, and secure election on November 5. To further these efforts, I ask that you forward this letter to all 46 election offices across the State,” Attorney General Wilson wrote in the letter.
Director Knapp responded immediately, saying he would ensure all county directors receive the letter today.
You can read the letter here:
https://www.scag.gov/media/0bre5x4b/director-knapp.pdf
