Overview

• The South Carolina State Election Commission voted 3–2 after a five-hour closed session to remove Knapp effective immediately, Chairman Dennis W. Shedd said.
• Chief of staff Jenny Wooten was named interim executive director to lead the agency.
• Shedd said the decision reflected a desire for new leadership and was not connected to how any election was conducted.
• The State Law Enforcement Division said Knapp is part of an open criminal investigation requested by the attorney general’s office, providing no additional details.
• The agency has been negotiating with the U.S. Department of Justice over a request for South Carolina’s voter data, including partial Social Security numbers and driver’s license numbers.