Richland County elections board chairwoman resigns

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The chairwoman of the Richland County elections board has announced her resignation and says the woman who ran the problem-plagued 2012 election should step down, too.

Liz Crum announced at the end of Monday’s board meeting she would quit the job the next day. She was scheduled to leave the job in March after her four-year term ended.

Crum also says she has lost confidence in county elections director Lillian McBride and she thinks a new director is needed.

A report investigating problems with the election determined the county sent out hundreds fewer voting machines than legally required. Some people waited in line for five hours or more to vote. The final ballots in Richland County weren’t cast until after midnight Election Day.