Okay, see, that’s one of the least weird things about all this. In most states, the governor is allowed to appoint people to temporarily fill elected positions should the seat become vacant due to death, resignation or other circumstances. This is emphatically temporary: the seat is only filled for either the remainder of term or until a special election can be held, which is often done within six weeks of the appointment. I’m a SC resident and believe that Graham’s seat isn’t any different: he was already up for reelection this year anyway, and I’m pretty sure there might be a special election held in a few weeks to fill his position if necessary.
Filling the seat is largely treated as ceremonial, since under normal circumstances the appointee wouldn’t be allowed to hold the seat for longer than a couple of months, but this case is getting more scrutiny because 1.) the appointee is literally Graham’s only close relative, with the appointment being treated like a memorial to Graham instead of an impartial political seat, and 2.) Republicans have been exploiting a lot of the procedures around appointments lately in order to try and maintain their grip on the government, and some folks think that they only put Graham’s sister up so that all of the “Vote Graham” signs around the area won’t confuse inattentive voter who then wouldn’t vote for the chosen candidate in the election proper. It’s a whole mess, but the appointment process itself isn’t actually the problem here
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