A lawyer for the State Election Commission pledged Friday that when the agency develops a proposed agreement with the federal government regarding giving the feds private voter information on 3.4 million South Carolina voters, the agency will hold a public hearing and seek citizen comment.

State Sen. Brad Hutto, D-Orangeburg, one of the lawyers for Anne Crook in a lawsuit against the State Election Commission over voter privacy data, speaks to Judge Daniel Coble on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025 in a Richland County courtroom.

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“The Election Commission is not going to share anyone’s data unless and until they have an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) that protects the security of confidential information,” Elizabeth Crum, an attorney for the commission, told stat

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