• Refusal to invite and include potential GOP candidate, Katie | Team Blandford 4 America

• Refusal to invite and include potential GOP candidate, Katie Arrington to certain scheduled events.  By doing so, registered voters are not able to see all options that are available to them, and cannot make informed decisions on the best candidate for Beaufort County and South Carolina.  This was brought to the attention of Kevin Hennelly and was ignored. This was seemingly done to sway the voter's choices toward the candidate he wants to place into office.
• Refusal to invite and include potential GOP candidate, David Cadd to certain scheduled events.  By doing so, registered voters are not able to see all options that are available to them, and cannot make informed decisions on the best candidate for Beaufort County and South Carolina.  This was brought to the attention of Kevin Hennelly and was ignored. This was seemingly done to sway the voter's choices toward the candidate he wants to place into office.
• Refusal to invite and include potential GOP candidate, JoJo Woodward to certain scheduled events.  By doing so, registered voters are not able to see all options that are available to them, and cannot make informed decisions on the best candidate for Beaufort County and South Carolina.  This was brought to the attention of Kevin Hennelly and was ignored.   This was seemingly done to sway the voter's choices toward the candidate he wants to place into office.
• Refusal to invite and include potential GOP candidate, Keith Blandford to certain scheduled events.  By doing so, registered voters are not able to see all options that are available to them, and cannot make informed decisions on the best candidate for Beaufort County and South Carolina.  This was brought to the attention of Kevin Hennelly and was ignored.   This was seemingly done to sway the voter's choices toward the candidate he wants to place into office.
• GOP members such as Xiodan (member of Kevin Hennelly’s team) posted “selections” for seats on the ballot on social media sites such as Facebook.  This, in conjunction with not inviting candidates to scheduled events has seemingly been done to impact the selections of the voter’s and sway voters to the candidates that the Beaufort County GOP desires to win the elections.
• Scheduled and held an event during the week of April 10, 2022.  The event was for parents to meet candidates for the South Carolina School Superintendent, but was being held during Spring Break when many parents are on vacation or otherwise not available.  This “conflict” was escalated to Kevin Hennelly and he was asked to reschedule the event when parents could attend, and that request was ignored and refused.  As a result, the parents of Beaufort County have not been able to meet and interview their candidates for the most important position regarding their children.
 
Based on the items listed above, it is clear that Kevin Hennelly does not have the best interests of the registered voters in Beaufort County in mind, and it is also clear that Kevin Hennelly is violating many ethical standards, if not several laws.  As the Beaufort County GOP Chair, Kevin Hennelly has an obligation under the codes of ethics, as well as State and Federal election laws that he must follow.  It is clear that Kevin Hennelly has not been operating with these rules and guardrails in place, and I am asking for an immediate investigation into his actions.  I am also asking that he is placed on suspension in his role during the investigation, and remain suspended until the completion of that investigation. 
 
The citizens of Beaufort County demand more from our GOP party leaders.  The citizens of Beaufort County demand more from the Office of the Attorney General, as well as the South Carolina Election Commission.
 
 Joseph Castagnino