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South Carolina: proven election fraud
The Heritage Foundation's database lists 1 proven election-fraud case in South Carolina since 1982, 1 of them since 2000, most commonly absentee fraud. Against 3,851,187 registered voters, the since-2000 cases equal 0.00003% of the rolls, or 1 in 3.9M registered voters. Per ballot, that is 0.07 cases per million presidential votes since 2000: 0.0× the national rate (below average), #49 of 51. Even here, proven fraud touches a vanishing sliver of the vote. What new voting rules would cost →
South Carolina cases by type of fraud, 1982–2025. A case can involve more than one type.
South Carolina cases by year the case concluded, 2000–2025 (1 total). 2025 is incomplete.
Every South Carolina case in the database
1 criminal conviction. Individuals are not named here; each row links to the court record or news report Heritage cites. Overturned races are named.
| Year | Type | Outcome | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Absentee fraud | Criminal conviction | source |