COLUMBIA, S.C. - Gov. Mark Sanford has told the chairman of the state Lottery Commission he will be replaced.

John "C.B." Smith Jr. was appointed by former Gov. Jim Hodges in July 2001 and is the only chairman the state lottery board has ever had. His term expired last summer, but he continued to serve.

Sanford has not named a replacement. Smith plans to continue to lead the nine-member board until that happens.