06/02/2026
🗳️ Before you vote on June 9th, you need to read this.
Palmetto State Watch has spent several years documenting what's actually happening in Columbia: the conflicts of interest, the backroom deals, the votes that raised your taxes while cutting them for the top 1%, and the legislators who quietly profit from the very government they oversee. We turned it into a voter's guide. Use it.
Here's just one example of what we found:
“In fact, 34 Representatives abstained from casting a vote on the SCDOT's budget this year alone, and these aren't powerless backbenchers. They're committee chairs, budget writers, and leadership, the people with the most authority over the very dollars they're conflicted out of touching. That means more than 27% of legislators in SC are NOT EVEN VOTING ON ROADS due to conflicts of interest. Let that sink in for a minute. One or two conflicts of interest are one thing, but when a legislator is conflicted to the hilt -- Moore abstained from 18 budget votes this year due to conflicts of interest, which accounts for 15% of the votes, and almost half of the state budget in dollars -- is that a legislator who can even represent citizens well in Columbia?”
The full guide covers financial conflicts of interest, corporate welfare, election integrity, ethics disclosures, FOIA transparency, and voting records. Everything you need to ask the right questions before casting your ballot.
Before you vote on June 9th, use PSW's investigative guide to vet South Carolina candidates on conflicts of interest, corporate subsidies, election integrity, and incumbent voting records.
