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After months of legal battles, public pressure, and warnings of further federal litigation, the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has fixed a long-standing issue that prevented thousands of eligible young voters from registering. In a renewed effort led by the SC NAACP and the League of Women Voters of SC, the organizations sent a letter warning the agencies not following the federal law. The following day, the DMV responded, confirming it had updated its in-house software system, Phoenix, to capture and transmit voter registration information for individuals aged 16 and older.

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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. After one suit and threat of another by , the ACLU and the League of Women Voters, the DMV responded they had now fixed the problem.

According to the research, Medicaid expansion is projected to result in large-scale economic growth in South Carolina. If the state were to expand Medicaid in 2026, South Carolina would see the creation of nearly 20,000 new jobs over the first three years of Medicaid expansion. View the interactive map to find out how your county specifically would benefit.

The South Carolina General Assembly is at a halfway point for the 2025 session. Several election bills have been been considered in House subcommittees. The State Election Committee (SEC) has put out a press release that misrepresents a poll that they conducted. It claims to show that “South Carolinians overwhelmingly trust the state’s election process and express high satisfaction with their polling place experiences.” They surveyed only those sho had successfully registered and voted.