MORNING HEADLINES | South Carolina’s Republican-dominated Senate voted 33-8 on Monday to kick Republican state Treasurer Curtis Loftis out of office over a $1.8 billion accounting error that threatens the state’s financial rating.
All eyes now rest on the House, but it is unclear if the lower chamber will take up the resolution this year, leaving Loftis’ fate up in the air.
“I am not surprised by [Monday’s] outcome,” Loftis said in a statement after the vote. “We knew this process would be more political in nature than the serious legal hearing one would expect to overturn a statewide election. But today is just one step in this process, and we will now weigh our options on next steps.”
The error was a result of the state switching to a new accounting system in the early 2000s, according to reports. The responsibility of the error later was put among three people: the comptroller, the state auditor and the treasurer. The error subsequently resulted in the resignations of both former Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom and state auditor George Kennedy as well as an investigation by the federal Securities and Exchange Commission.
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