The Supreme Court reinstated South Carolina’s requirement that voters obtain a witness when casting absentee ballots, blocking lower court orders that suspended the rule because of the coronavirus pandemic
WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court on Monday reinstated South Carolina’s requirement that voters obtain a witness when casting absentee ballots, blocking lower court orders that suspended the rule because of the coronavirus pandemic.
By a 5-3 vote, the court directed South Carolina to accept any absentee ballots returned through Wednesday without a witness signature. More than 150,000 absentee ballots already have been mailed to voters, according to court papers; some 7,891 ballots in South Carolina had been returned as of Oct....
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