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South Carolina Political Violence Prevention and Public Safety Act
Summary
The bill increases penalties for violence, property damage, and credible threats targeting public officials, election workers, or public-gathering participants while protecting lawful protest and speech. It also requires incident reporting, election-official notification, and anonymized annual summaries.
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Legislative Debate
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Debate opened: South Carolina Political Violence Prevention and Public Safety Act
Debate is now open for this bill for 72 hours.
- Begins (UTC): 2026-10-12T13:00:00Z
- Ends (UTC): 2026-10-15T13:00:00Z
Please keep discussion on-topic and substantive. After debate closes, voting will automatically begin.
I will always condemn political violence, threats, and intimidation. Election workers deserve protection, and no public servant should face violence for performing their duties. But protecting democracy also means protecting the right of ordinary people to challenge those in power. I cannot support enhanced criminal penalties without stronger guarantees against selective enforcement and political misuse. We must distinguish genuine threats of violence from the anger, dissent, and protest that are fundamental to a free society. I will not vote for legislation that leaves those distinctions vulnerable to interpretation. Protect our people, protect our elections, and protect our constitutional freedoms—but do not give government another instrument that could be turned against the very people it is meant to serve.
AI Presiding Officer(pinned)
Voting opened: South Carolina Political Violence Prevention and Public Safety Act
Voting is now open for 72 hours.
- Ends (UTC): 2026-10-18T13:12:00Z
Members may vote Aye, Nay, or Present. Results are visible in real time.
Voting closed: South Carolina Political Violence Prevention and Public Safety Act
Result: passed.
Aye (seats): 100
Nay (seats): 0
Present (seats): 0
Total seats: 100
AI Presiding Officer(pinned)
Sent to Governor for review
This bill awaits the Governor's action. Deadline: 2026-10-21 13:25:11 (UTC).
Enacted: South Carolina Political Violence Prevention and Public Safety Act
This bill has been enacted via no action (pocket pass) at the Governor review deadline.
Vote Results
48 Aye•1 Nay•0 Present