Unlocking the Vote in South Carolina
An initiative of the EP Jail & Post-Release Voting Working Group and South Carolina partnersPrisoners Legal Advocacy Network
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Election Protection Jail & Post-Release Voting Working Group
Don’t lose your voice!
Key Voting Deadlines, Updates, & Upcoming Community Events For South Carolina Voters
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Lots of Ways to Get Involved!
Exciting Events
Informative Resources
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Presently & Formerly Incarcerated South Carolina Voters
Important Voting Issues, Procedures, & Deadlines
Why Vote?
It’s important to vote in all South Carolina elections, including local elections. City and county council members determine how your tax dollars are spent in your municipality or county. State legislatures elect judges and redraw congressional maps. Your vote counts! Let us honor the legacy of those who fought fiercely to protect the voting rights of all people. Get to the polls and take two people with you! Vote!
Eligible Voters May Vote While In Pre-Trial Detention
"Persons confined to a jail or pretrial facility pending disposition of arrest or trial which prevents them from voting during early voting hours for the duration of the early voting period, and during the hours the polls are open on election day."
Registering to Vote in South Carolina
Requesting An Absentee Ballot Is A Two-Step Process
In South Carolina, those who are voting absentee must 1) submit a request for an Absentee Ballot Application form and 2) complete the Ballot Application form. Eligible incarcerated voters may use the template letter on pages 80-81 of the South Carolina Guide For Presently Incarcerated Voters to request their ballot application.
Are You On Supervision For A Misdemeanor Conviction?
Voter Assistance Is Available!
If you are a presently or formerly incarcerated voter in South Carolina with questions about your voting eligibility, procedures, or how to get involved, Root & Rebound is here to help! Call 864-807-6177.
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Latest News & Updates
South Carolina Voting Rights Convening
SC voting rights coalition
october 5, 2024
Join the South Carolina Voting Rights Coalition in Columbia for our second convening as we plan for the upcoming November 2024 Presidential election and beyond! The event will include panels and workshops, networking, and action planning. Register here: https://forms.gle/yorftv87cdqPtxsJ7
League of Women Voters of South Carolina v. Alexander
ACLU of south carolina
July 29, 2024
In this pending case brought by the ACLU of South Carolina and others on behalf of the League of Women Voters of South Carolina, the League is asking the Court to end partisan gerrymandering and strike down South Carolina’s redistricting plan. See: https://www.aclusc.org/en/press-releases/aclu-and-lwv-file-lawsuit-against-partisan-gerrymandering-south-carolinas
Supreme Court Rules In Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP
LDF & ACLU
May 23, 2024
The Supreme Court issued a decision that reversed a federal trial court’s unanimous finding that Congressional District 1 in South Carolina’s 2022 map is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. This decision allows South Carolina’s discriminatory congressional map to stand. See: https://www.naacpldf.org/case-issue/alexander-south-carolina-state-conference-of-the-naacp/
