SC Voter ID bill dies
Associated Press
COLUMBIA -- A bill requiring South Carolina voters to show a photo ID and also allowing them to cast a ballot early has died for the year.
After months of wrangling, House and Senate members failed to agree on a compromise Tuesday before adjourning.
House GOP leaders said showing a photo is an issue of voter integrity, but they didn't like pre-Election Day voting. A compromise between House and Senate Republicans allowed eight days of no-excuse early voting, but in only one location per county.
Democratic senators blocked its passage, wanting more time to vote in more locations. Democrats in both chambers called the photo requirement an attempt to suppress the minority vote.
House GOP leaders faulted Senate Republicans for not stopping the filibuster.
And you may personally thank these former Democrats:
Senator Hugh Leatherman – (803) 212-6640
Senator Jake Knotts – (803) 212-6350
Senator Luke Rankin – (803) 212-6132
Senator Billy O’Dell – (803) 212-6040
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Our state servants who ignore their ruler, the citizens, need the boot for good. We need to keep “nudging” them, as the progressives say, out of office. Keep up the fight to expose them for what they are in every way and often. Never stop, never give up because the list is long, but it can be done. Thank you, Priscilla, for the article!
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