By Nick Reynolds

The South Carolina DMV, according to the law, did provide eligible applicants with the information and forms they needed to register to vote. They just never processed them, nor did they inform prospective voters their customer service software had no way to process their requests at the time of filing.

The South Carolina chapter of the ACLU and the South Carolina League of Women Voters subsequently filed suit against the DMV, arguing the agency had purposefully misled voters and requested an injunction to extend deadlines to register. But with the advocacy organizations' day in court coming roughly one week after voter registration had closed, their effort was denied. 

But the case wasn't over.

On March 26, the ACLU and the League of Women Voters wrote to the DMV with a threat of potential legal action for its out-of-date policies. The DMV responded the following day, saying its information technology department had already addressed its voter registration management program to accommodate those voters.

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