Elections Chairman Resigns After Being Accused of Vandalizing Trump Campaign Signs

A South Carolina elections official has resigned after he was accused of defacing signs supporting President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign.
Elections Chairman Resigns After Being Accused of Vandalizing Trump Campaign Signs
President Donald Trump holds a Make America Great Again rally as he campaigns at Orlando Sanford International Airport in Sanford, Florida, on Oct. 12, 2020. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
Isabel van Brugen
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A South Carolina elections official has resigned after he was accused of defacing signs supporting President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign.

Dean Smith, a Georgetown County Board of Voter Registration and Elections chairman, offered his resignation on Oct. 14 after police received a complaint from Republican Party officials that he and his wife, Rita Smith, had vandalized a Trump-Pence yard sign.

Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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