Fourth Circuit Concludes South Carolina Cannot Limit "No-Excuse" Absentee Ballots to Those Over 65

US Appeals Court Rejects State’s Restrictions on Absentee Ballots for Voters Under 65

South Carolina violated the U.S. Constitution with its laws restricting the use of absentee voting by voters under 65, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled on Tuesday. The laws in question place distinctions on who can access a mail-in or absentee ballot and who cannot. People over 65 are given a specific carve-out in South Carolina election law, making it easiest for these voters to obtain absentee ballots. However, voters un…

Fourth Circuit Concludes South Carolina Cannot Limit "No-Excuse" Absentee Ballots to Those Over 65

An election law question that seems destined for the Supreme Court.

Unanimous 4th Circuit Opinion Holds That South Carolina Law Allowing No-Excuse Mail Balloting Only for Those Over Age 65 Violate the 26th Amendment Ban on Age Discrimination in Voting, Creating Circuit Split and Potential Supreme Court Review

This is an important ruling, and potentially one in which the Supreme Court will be asked to weigh in on, given the new circuit split on the issue. The post Unanimous 4th Circuit Opinion Holds That South Carolina Law Allowing No-Excuse Mail Balloting Only for Those Over Age 65 Violate the 26th Amendment Ban on Age Discrimination in Voting, Creating Circuit Split and Potential Supreme Court Review appeared first on Election Law Blog.