SCGOP appeals court order to put Danny Ford II on the Senate ballot 1%
By Bella Carpentier7%
8/4/2026, 4:39:00 PM
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Attorneys for the South Carolina Republican Party are seeking an emergency order by the South Carolina Supreme Court to keep Danny Ford II off of the special Republican primary ballot.
Legal representation for the South Carolina Republican Party filed the court paperwork on Aug. 4, asking the South Carolina Supreme Court to temporarily halt a decision from Circuit Court Judge Daniel Coble, which ordered the state election commission to put Ford's name on the ballot.
Ford sued the state GOP and the South Carolina State Election Commission after the political party refused to certify him as a candidate, and the circuit court judge sided with him.
Coble's order, filed around 10 a.m. on Aug. 4, ordered the election commission to put Ford's name on early voting and election day ballots.
The South Carolina Republican Party is now taking legal action to stop Coble's decision.
In a 22-page court filing, lawyers for the SCGOP called Coble's decision to side with Ford "both extraordinary and unwarranted."
They wrote that Coble's order will cause voter confusion given that absentee voting is already underway and early voting starts on Aug.
5.
Ford's name did not appear on absentee or overseas ballots, but the judge ordered the election commission to put his name on early voting and election day ballots.
"Critical and irreversible events have already happened, and nothing in the order said how the Party and the State Election Commission were supposed to unring the bell," the appeal states.
"The SCGOP asked the circuit court todissolve the TRO and deny Respondent’s motion because he is not entitled to any relief."
The South Carolina Republican Party is contending that Ford is not eligible to run in the Senate race due to a new party rule that took effect on July 1.
The rule states that a candidate must have voted in two of the past three Republican primaries to qualify.
The party argued that Ford did not meet the voting record requirement.
Skyler Hutto, one of Ford's attorneys, argued during a hearing on Aug. 3 that Ford should be eligible to run in the special election since he voted in the June 9 primary and in the June 23 primary runoff, meeting the party's requirement to vote in two primary elections.
SCGOP asserts that a primary and its runoff count as the same election, not two different elections.
The South Carolina Supreme Court has not yet certified whether it will take up the SCGOP's case for further review.
The Greenville News has reached out to Ford's attorneys for a response to the SCGOP appeal and has not received one.
The South Carolina Republican Party has not responded to The Greenville News' request for comment.
Bella Carpentier covers the South Carolina legislature, state, and Greenville County politics.
Contact her at bcarpentier@gannett.com
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