Beginning JANUARY 1, 2013 you will be asked to show one of the following Photo IDs at your polling place:
1. S.C. Driver's License
2. ID Card issued by S.C. Department of Motor Vehicles
3. S.C. Voter Registration Card with Photo
4. Federal Military ID
5. U.S. Passport
HOW TO GET A PHOTO ID:
If you do not currently have one of the Photo IDs above, you can make your voting experience as fast and easy as possible by getting one free of charge:
Get a voter registration card with a photo from your county voter registration and elections office.
Get a DMV ID card at a local DMV office. Check with DMV or scdmvonline for required documents
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE PHOTO ID ON ELECTION DAY
If you have a reasonable impediment to obtaining Photo ID, you may vote a provisional ballot after showing your non-photo voter registration card. A reasonable impediment is any valid reason, beyond your control, which created an obstacle to obtaining Photo ID. Some examples include:
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Religious objection to being photographed
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Disability or illness
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Work schedule
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Lack of transportation
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Lack of birth certificate
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Family responsibilites
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Election within short time frame of implementation for Photo ID law (January 1, 2013)
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Any other obstacle you find reasonable
TO VOTE UNDER THE REASONABLE IMPEDIMENT EXCEPTION
1. Present your current, non-photo voter registration card at the polling place.
2. Sign an affidavit stating why you could not obtain a Photo ID
3. Cast a provisional ballot that will be counted unless the county election commission has reason to believe
your affidavit is false.
If you do NOT have Photo ID and do NOT have a reasonable impediment to obtaining one, or simply forgot to bring your Photo ID with you to the polling place, you may still vote a provisional ballot. However, for your vote to be counted, you must provide one of the Photo IDs to the county election commission prior to certification. For more information, visit www.scvotes.org