Gov. Henry McMaster recently signed an election reform bill. | Gov. Henry McMaster/Twitter
Gov. Henry McMaster recently signed an election reform bill. | Gov. Henry McMaster/Twitter
Ken Cuccinelli, national chairman of the Election Transparency Initiative, recently commended Gov. Henry McMaster (R-SC).
Cuccinelli praised the governor for signing the new election reform bill into law and the legislature for their efforts to secure elections.
McMaster last week revealed on Twitter that signing the election reform bill marks "a major victory for those who believe in free and fair elections."
The law will establish early in-person voting for South Carolinians and restrict mail-in voting, according to WIS-TV. Previously, in-person absentee voting was set to begin this Monday, but due to changes in the law, early voting has been changed to begin on May 31.
"It should be easy to vote and hard to cheat in elections that are secure, transparent, and accountable," Cuccinelli told Palmetto State News. "We’re grateful to the legislature and the governor for their commitment to restoring faith in South Carolina's election system, helping ensure that voters can trust the outcome whether their preferred candidate succeeds at the polls or not."
Currently leading the Election Transparency Initiative (ETI), Cuccinelli is the former attorney general of Virginia and acting deputy secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. The ETI is quickly mobilizing in coordination with its coalition partners to defeat the efforts of Washington Democrats to override state election laws. The initiative also works at the state level to achieve meaningful reforms.
McMaster was sworn into office in 2017 and is running for re-election, according to Ballotpedia. He is on the ballot in the Republican primary on June 14.
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