South Carolina Covid Legal Information

We drew these resources principally from Justin Levitt's list of COVID-19 election cases, Standford-MIT Healthy Elections Project COVID-Related Election Litigation Tracker, and the National Center for State Legislatures' COVID-19 and 2020 Primary Elections page.

Litigation Tracker

Executive Actions

Legislative Actions

  • SC HB 5478

    Topics

    Absentee Voting; Vote by Mail

    Description

    Allows all voters to vote by absentee ballot in the 2020 primary and runoff elections.

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  • SC HB 5483

    Topics

    Absentee Voting; Excuse Requirements

    Description

    Expands eligibility for absentee voting due to COVID-19

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  • SC SB 635

    Topics

    Absentee Voting; Excuse Requirements; Emergency

    Date Filed

    13/03/2020

    Description

    Allows any voter to vote by absentee ballot if they are in an area subject to a state of emergency. Applies to 2020 primary election.

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