Republicans in the South Carolina General Assembly have taken the rare move of rejecting the only remaining candidate in a race to be a circuit judge. Some Republicans in recent days had become unhappy with James Smith's positions on abortion during his two decades in the South Carolina House and his unsuccessful 2018 Democratic run for governor.
FILE - Democratic state Rep. James Smith speaks during the South Carolina governor debate, Oct. 17, 2018, at Francis Marion University Performing Arts Center in Florence, S.C. Smtih’s bid to become a circuit judge was rejected in a rare move Wednesday, April 17, 2024, as Republicans in the General Assembly rejected him even though he was the only remaining candidate in the race. COLUMBIA, S.C.
Several Democrats said the move was unprecedented. But they could not stop it with parliamentary requests and overwhelmingly lost a vote on mostly party lines. Republicans, who make up a supermajority in the House and a near supermajority in the Senate, recently started to scrutinize Smith’s positions on abortion.Treasurer denies South Carolina Senate accusation he risked cyberattack in missing $1.8B case
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