Governor McMaster has ordered the raising of flags to Full-Staff atop the State Capitol and all state buildings at sunrise on January 20, 2025 in honor of Inauguration Day. They are to return to half-staff at sunset on January 20, 2025, to continue the mourning of President Carter.

NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Governor of the State of South Carolina and pursuant to the Constitution and Laws of this State and of these United States and the powers conferred upon me therein, I hereby order that the flags atop the State Capitol and on all state buildings shall be returned to full-staff and the ordinary manner of display in accordance with Title 4, Section 6(d) of the United States Code, at sunrise on January 20, 2025, in recognition of the inauguration of the forty-seventh President of the United States, Donald J. Trump. Absent an intervening proclamation from the President of the United States, the flags atop the State Capitol and on all state buildings shall return to half-staff at sunset on January 20, 2025, for the duration of the period prescribed by Executive Order No. 2024-36 in tribute to President Carter’s extraordinary legacy as a humanitarian and his lifetime of distinguished and patriotic service to the United States of America. This Order is effective immediately.