Supreme Court restores witness signature rule for absentee ballots in South Carolina

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The high court temporarily reinstated the witness signature rule while the case progresses in court but said any ballots received in the next two days without the signature must be counted.

in light of the pandemic, but it said voters still needed to get a witness's signature on the envelope before returning it. State officials say the requirement is intended to deter fraud, even though there is little proof of such fraud in the state or nation.

More than 150,000 absentee ballots have been mailed out in the state, where polls show a closer race than expected between President Donald Trump and former vice president Joe Biden. Republican Sen.

Democrats also contended that requiring witness signatures is a particular burden for many African American voters"whose communities have been hit disproportionately hard by COVID-19." Graham's Democratic opponent in the Senate election,

 

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Say no to FEAR!!! Our STRONG FEARLESS leader Trump vs COWARD Basement Biden. What do you want? Lockdowns or Freedom & Prosperity! Republicans choose freedom and prosperity!!!

Voting shouldn't be something that is hard to do!

Changing the rules this late in the game is suspicious

Does anyone know when trumps last covid test was? Watched Chris Wallace say trumps got to the debate to late to get one?

So just anyone from anywhere can send in ballots for Biden? The liberals are hard at it. Very sad

I’ve yet to receive my ballot in SC. Hopefully, this will be settled before they go out. This election is going to be a circus right up until the last minute.

Damn cheating Democrats!

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