it’s the foundation of trust.

We Must Have Closed Primary Elections!

In District 10, we’ve always played by the rules: honest votes, fair counts, no games. South Carolina’s got strong basics—photo ID required for in-person voting (driver’s license, voter card with photo, passport, military ID), provisional ballots if you forget or can’t get one, and absentee/mail-in only for real reasons like illness, work, or military. No internet voting machines, mandatory recounts under one percent, hand audits—keeps things clean.

But we can tighten it more. I’ll back closed primaries—like Bill 5356 pushing for party registration starting twenty twenty-seven—so only Republicans vote in our primaries, no cross-over tricks or independents crashing the party. Voter ID? Make it easier—free IDs, no excuses. No widespread mail-in chaos; keep it limited, tracked, and secure.

We are already doing right: local boards review provisionals fast, no big scandals. But growth means more eyes—I’ll push for statewide audits, better cybersecurity, and laws against third-party voter drives that skip rules.

Fair elections mean real voices—like yours in Powdersville, Piedmont and Southeast Easley—get heard. No fraud, no doubt. Pro-integrity. Pro-District 10. Pro-trust.
Stewart Watson