As we previously reported, Nordone voted in the 2026 GOP primary election – but did not vote in either the 2022 or 2024 GOP primary elections. She did, however, cast a ballot in the 2024 GOP runoff in Lexington County – which her supporters have argued qualifies her under the rule. ***Interim U.S. senator Darline Graham Nordone files paperwork to seek a spot on the August 11, 2026 special primary ballot in South Carolina. (Andy Fancher/FITSNews)***At the very least, Nordone should have been required to formally request – and receive – a waiver from the SCGOP executive committee prior to the candidate certification deadline for this office. “As a result, the South Carolina Republican Party will not certify you as a candidate on our primary ballot for the office of U.S. Senate,” the email added.