A Florence man was arrested Wednesday amid allegations he used people’s names and personal information, including that of the mayor of Florence, on more than 1,000 voter registration forms and turned them in to the Florence County Voter Registration Office.
“There were a lot of forms there and from the beginning, something just didn’t seem right about them,” Clements said. “Florence County election officials began checking some of the names and quickly found out that a lot of the people were already registered and the information on the forms didn’t match what was on the records, and several other people whose names were on these forms were deceased. None of the information added up.”
Authorities are investigating allegations that several people conspired to extort money from the candidates in the S.C. Senate District 30 race in exchange for votes in Marlboro County.
The offenses reportedly took place before the original Democratic primary June 8 and continued through the new primary Sept. 28 involving incumbent Sen. Maggie Glover and challengers Kent Williams and Tim Norwood, said 4th Circuit Solicitor Jay Hodge. The would-be political power brokers under investigation sought to use their influence in gathering absentee ballots as leverage in the scheme.
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