Federal Appeals Court Rules SC’s Age-Based Absentee Voting Law Unconstitutional

Court rules South Carolina absentee voting law unconstitutional due to age discrimination

A federal appeals court ruled South Carolina’s age-based absentee voting law violates the 26th Amendment. Here’s what the ruling means for voters.

Appeals court says SC absentee voting law may discriminate by age

Appeals court ruling on SC's absentee voting law

A federal appeals court ruled South Carolina's absentee voting law violates the U.S. Constitution.

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Federal court rules South Carolina absentee voting law unconstitutional

Nearly three years after six South Carolina voters challenged the state's absentee voting laws in federal court, a 30-page opinion from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has found that South Carolina's age-based absentee voting system violates the U.S. Constitution.

Federal appeals court rules SC’s age-based absentee voting law unconstitutional

A federal appeals court has ruled that South Carolina’s absentee voting law violates the U.S. Constitution, finding that the state’s different rules for younger and older voters run afoul of the Twenty-Sixth Amendment.