Atlantic Beach election angers SC Supreme Court

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled the Atlantic Beach Election Commission shouldn’t have overturned the results of an election two years ago, accusing the board of a conscious decision to thwart the will of the voters.

In a unanimous decision released Thursday, the justices ordered the two women who got the most votes in November 2009 to be placed on Town Council and kicked off the incumbents who held the seats and had appealed the election.

In a scathing opinion, Chief Justice Jean Toal called the actions of the town Election Commission deplorable. She threatened the town with unspecified sanctions if election laws were broken again.

Charlene Taylor is one of the members kicked off the council. She says she disagrees with the ruling but will follow the law.