Todd Kincannon

Who is Todd Kincannon?

J. Todd Kincannon, Esq., is the Chairman of the Simpsonville, South Carolina Election Commission of Simpsonville, South Carolina. He currently resides in Simpsonville. Kincannon earned a J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 2007, where he was a member of the South Carolina Law Review, the Order of the Barristers, and the Moot Court. He also won a variety of appellate advocacy awards during his tenure in law school.

Prior to law school, Kincannon completed graduate work in the fields of nanotechnology and analytical chemistry at Clemson University. Kincannon also holds a B.S. degree with a triple major in chemistry, physics, and mathematics from Erskine College and an A.S. degree from Greenville Technical College in science.

Kincannon has been involved in a variety of high-profile election protests in South Carolina, several of which have been appealed to the South Carolina Supreme Court. The most notable of these is Gecy v. Bagwell, 642 S.E.2d 569, a protest trial Kincannon presided over. This case was argued before the South Carolina Supreme Court, which unanimously affirmed Kincannon's opinion and order. Another notable election protest involving Kincannon was Horton v. Elliott, where Kincannon was qualified as an expert witness with respect to election practices and procedures. In Horton v. Elliott, Kincannon offered extensive expert testimony as to the requirements of the Voting Rights Act and the standards for overturning elections in South Carolina.