All South Carolina voters will be allowed to cast absentee ballots in November because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gov. Henry McMaster signed legislation into law Wednesday permitting South Carolinians to vote by mail, provided a witness signs each absentee ballot and each ballot be mailed or hand delivered to county Boards of Elections.
The House of Representatives approved the bill Tuesday.
The bill designates a timeline for absentee ballot applications and permits in-office absentee voting beginning Oct. 5. The bill also outlines a timeline for county Boards of Election to begin preparing ballots for counting and tabulation of completed ballots on Election Day.
