Who administered the oath of office on Nov. 13?

A reader asked me who administered the oath of office to Amelia McKie and Teresa Holmes on November 13, 2018.

I was asked, "Wouldn't that person have known that he was not entitled to take the oath?"

It's a good question, but I'm not sure it really matters under the specific section (Section 8-13-1110(A)) of South Carolina law that was violated.

The law says that no public official may take the oath of office or enter upon official responsibilities unless he (she) has filed a statement of economic interests...

McKie and Holmes took the oath on November 13, 2018.
McKie and Homes filed their statements of economic interests with the S.C. Ethics Commission on December 4, 2018.

The violator is the person who took the oath, not the person who administered the oath.

It's quite likely that the person who administered the oath didn't know that he shouldn't be doing so (in view of the lack of statements of economic interests).

But the violator is the person who took the oath. Both of them.