A new lawsuit challenges provisions of South Carolina’s election law that plaintiffs say infringe on federal voting rights for voters with disabilities.
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People with disabilities challenge South Carolina’s voter assistance limits in federal lawsuit
People with disabilities have filed a federal lawsuit alongside the NAACP South Carolina State Conference challenging South Carolina's restrictions on voter assistance, arguing that the rules violate the federal Voting Rights Act and could curb their ability to participate in upcoming elections.
A federal lawsuit alleges some state election laws violate the landmark Voting Rights Act and stop disabled South Carolinians from casting a ballot.
A new lawsuit challenges provisions of South Carolina’s election law, claiming they infringe on federal voting rights for people with disabilities.
They contend that South Carolina’s draconian voting restrictions violate Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act, which commits to protecting the right for “any voter who requires assistance to vote by reason of blindness, disability, or inability to read or write” to receive such assistance from a person they choose.
A group of disabled voters in South Carolina filed a lawsuit claiming the state’s rules surrounding who can help voters with disabilities will impede on their right to vote.
The State Election Commission voted Dec. 2 to name Jenny Wooten, the agency's interim director, its permanent executive director. Wooten's promotion requires confirmation by the South Carolina Senate.
South Carolina state law bans anyone from requesting more than five absentee ballot applications or returning more than five absentee ballots for others. The ACLU argues this harms voters at nursing homes or other care facilities, where residents seek help from a social worker or other employees and that it violates voters’ federal rights.
The election commission faced a leadership change after the ousting and arrest of former executive director Howard Knapp.
The state Election Commission unanimously picked a familiar face to lead the agency overseeing South Carolina’s elections.
The interim head of the South Carolina State Election Commission has been chosen to take over the role permanently, the agency announced Tuesday. The board voted
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