In the past two years, states across the country passed a wave of laws that could make it harder to vote. But then voting rights advocates fought back. This comprehensive roundup shows where laws were introduced, where they passed, where they were blocked or blunted, and where they are in effect for the 2012 election.
South Carolina currently has the Electronic Registration at DMVs and Online Registration components of Voter Registration Modernization in place.
South Carolina DMVs transfer all registration data to election officials electronically, though they must also mail a signed form to complete the registration. However, if county officials do not receive this form, an individual may still vote a regular ballot if she provides a signature at the polls and poll workers are able to confirm her attempt to register at a DMV.
The Brennan Center Voting Rights and Elections Project
Alabama, Kansas, Mississippi, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin all passed new voter ID laws in their 2011 or 2012 legislative sessions. We've compiled their vital details on each new law in this document.
California currently has the Automated Registration at DMVs and Online Registration components of Voter Registration Modernization in place. California has also passed Election Day Registration, which will go into effect after the state implements a statewide voter registration database (likely not until 2015).
