they officially dropped the investigation and lillian is keeping her seat. honestly this is huge and i cant thank you guys enough for sticking by her when things got loud. we need to keep watching from here but for tonight we can finally celebrate.
October 20, 2020
Final supporters
In the wake of a fabricated scandal perpetrated by a select group of highly motivated, Conservative activists it now falls on those who understand and respect rule of law to raise their voices. Let it be seen that we the signers of this petition are showing our support for the lone Democrat on the Pickens County Board of Elections, Ms. Lillian Boatwright.
The people who are accusing Ms. Boatwright of misconduct have expressed their concerns with the public at large, the Pickens County Delegation, as well as the Board of Elections. Every step of the way they have been shown how their "evidence" fails to establish misconduct under section 7-13-75 of South Carolina law. Their claim that Ms. Boatwright is a political activist (based on screen shots of her social media activity) actually show the depths of their own political bias and misinterpretation of the very meaning of political activism. These social media posts are opinions and in no way violate 7-13-75. This has been acknowledged and the argument for removal has now shifted to claims that Ms. Boatwright should not have been placed on the board to begin with. Make no mistake, Pickens County is Conservative! It is our belief that these people want her removed based solely on the fact that she is a progressive Democrat. This point has been verified as we now know there are Republican members of the board who have made their own politically biased posts on social media and are under no such scrutiny.
The purpose of this petition is twofold:
1) To remind Governor McMaster, that Davey Hiott and Rex Rice have themselves violated South Carolina election law 7-5-10 as well as the Open Meeting Law (as alleged by the previous board in their letter to the Governor). The very reason Pickens County has an entirely new Board of Elections is because this infraction was the last straw in a series of mistreatments by the Delegation and County Administration. As such, our local Delegation is incapable of providing an unbiased position on this matter.
2) To show that there is support for Ms. Boatwright in Pickens County!
In a County where Republicans out number Democrats nearly four to one we the signers of this petition believe this effort to remove Ms. Boatwright is rooted in a deep fear of Progressivism. It is nothing more than an attempt to bully the minority in an attempt to dictate the make-up of the board. We trust the Governor will make the right decision to maintain Ms. Boatwright's place as Secretary on the Board of Elections.
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Reached 250 supporters
September 16, 2020
Reached 100 supporters
September 14, 2020
93 Comments
She is a great person in our community! She is being bullied by an extremist group who tries to belittle and demonize any person who disagrees with them. Pickens County should ignore people like them and should continue to support free speech and the right to disagree.
Although in 2020 I became a GREENVILLE County resident, I lived in CLEMSON for the previous 7 years. Ms. Boatwright has my respect and support for her progressive thinking and representation on the Pickens County Board of Elections.
Fair elections are the keystone to our democracy. Having a single party control the elections board would be anti democracy. It can go either way.
Seems a small vocal group in our county harbor some kind of hateful grudge against our single democratic representative on the elections board, on account of her “rough and rowdy” posts. The rules are plain and simple, and if they want to wet the bed every time someone expresses an opinion, they ought to get out of politics.
Removing Lillian Boatwright will be confirmation that the Republican Governor is colluding with the Republican members of the Pickens County Board of Elections. It will make all election results from Pickens County suspect.
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they officially dropped the investigation and lillian is keeping her seat. honestly this is huge and i cant thank you guys enough for sticking by her when things got loud. we need to keep watching from here but for tonight we can finally celebrate.
October 20, 2020
Final supporters
In the wake of a fabricated scandal perpetrated by a select group of highly motivated, Conservative activists it now falls on those who understand and respect rule of law to raise their voices. Let it be seen that we the signers of this petition are showing our support for the lone Democrat on the Pickens County Board of Elections, Ms. Lillian Boatwright.
The people who are accusing Ms. Boatwright of misconduct have expressed their concerns with the public at large, the Pickens County Delegation, as well as the Board of Elections. Every step of the way they have been shown how their "evidence" fails to establish misconduct under section 7-13-75 of South Carolina law. Their claim that Ms. Boatwright is a political activist (based on screen shots of her social media activity) actually show the depths of their own political bias and misinterpretation of the very meaning of political activism. These social media posts are opinions and in no way violate 7-13-75. This has been acknowledged and the argument for removal has now shifted to claims that Ms. Boatwright should not have been placed on the board to begin with. Make no mistake, Pickens County is Conservative! It is our belief that these people want her removed based solely on the fact that she is a progressive Democrat. This point has been verified as we now know there are Republican members of the board who have made their own politically biased posts on social media and are under no such scrutiny.
The purpose of this petition is twofold:
1) To remind Governor McMaster, that Davey Hiott and Rex Rice have themselves violated South Carolina election law 7-5-10 as well as the Open Meeting Law (as alleged by the previous board in their letter to the Governor). The very reason Pickens County has an entirely new Board of Elections is because this infraction was the last straw in a series of mistreatments by the Delegation and County Administration. As such, our local Delegation is incapable of providing an unbiased position on this matter.
2) To show that there is support for Ms. Boatwright in Pickens County!
In a County where Republicans out number Democrats nearly four to one we the signers of this petition believe this effort to remove Ms. Boatwright is rooted in a deep fear of Progressivism. It is nothing more than an attempt to bully the minority in an attempt to dictate the make-up of the board. We trust the Governor will make the right decision to maintain Ms. Boatwright's place as Secretary on the Board of Elections.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
September 16, 2020
Reached 100 supporters
September 14, 2020
93 Comments
Considering the repeated fanatical and often unethical activism from those targeting Ms. Boatwright, the legislative delegation should dismiss the complaint on total lack of merit. Make no mistake, regardless of who any appointee may be, if they are a Democrat, this same group will continue to harass and complain.
She is a great person in our community! She is being bullied by an extremist group who tries to belittle and demonize any person who disagrees with them. Pickens County should ignore people like them and should continue to support free speech and the right to disagree.
Although in 2020 I became a GREENVILLE County resident, I lived in CLEMSON for the previous 7 years. Ms. Boatwright has my respect and support for her progressive thinking and representation on the Pickens County Board of Elections.
Fair elections are the keystone to our democracy. Having a single party control the elections board would be anti democracy. It can go either way.
Seems a small vocal group in our county harbor some kind of hateful grudge against our single democratic representative on the elections board, on account of her “rough and rowdy” posts. The rules are plain and simple, and if they want to wet the bed every time someone expresses an opinion, they ought to get out of politics.
Removing Lillian Boatwright will be confirmation that the Republican Governor is colluding with the Republican members of the Pickens County Board of Elections. It will make all election results from Pickens County suspect.
Go Lillian!!!
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Considering the repeated fanatical and often unethical activism from those targeting Ms. Boatwright, the legislative delegation should dismiss the complaint on total lack of merit. Make no mistake, regardless of who any appointee may be, if they are a Democrat, this same group will continue to harass and complain.