The Post & Courier
Columbia, May 18, 2022- Early voting for the upcoming primaries kicks off May 31 across South Carolina under a new law celebrated by leaders in both parties as making it easier to cast a ballot while assuring it’s counted correctly. The law also requires post-election audits to ensure results spit out by a machine match voters’ intention. It’s a provision applauded by the League of Women Voters.
One of the changes that’s brought concern from voting rights activists is a new limitation on the number of absentee ballots that someone can return in person to their county office. Under the law, a voter can hand-deliver their own and up to five others. Teague said that could complicate efforts to ensure people in nursing homes, assisted-living centers and other congregate settings get to vote.