Election official resigns after surveillance camera catches him and his wife defacing Trump yard signs

Published October 15, 2020 3:06pm ET



An elections official in South Carolina resigned from his position after being accused of vandalizing Trump campaign signs.

Dean Smith, chairman of the Georgetown County Board of Voter Registration and Elections, resigned this week after Republican Party officials filed a complaint with police that he and his wife defaced a Trump/Pence yard sign, according to the Charlotte Observer.

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