A federal lawsuit alleges some state election laws violate the landmark Voting Rights Act and stop disabled South Carolinians from casting a ballot.

People with disabilities have filed a federal lawsuit alongside the NAACP South Carolina State Conference challenging South Carolina's restrictions on voter assistance, arguing that the rules violate the federal Voting Rights Act and could curb their ability to participate in upcoming elections.

A new lawsuit challenges provisions of South Carolina’s election law, claiming they infringe on federal voting rights for people with disabilities.

They contend that South Carolina’s draconian voting restrictions violate Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act, which commits to protecting the right for “any voter who requires assistance to vote by reason of blindness, disability, or inability to read or write” to receive such assistance from a person they choose.

The State Election Commission voted Dec. 2 to name Jenny Wooten, the agency's interim director, its permanent executive director. Wooten's promotion requires confirmation by the South Carolina Senate.

A South Carolina atheist is suing for the right to work as a poll worker without having to swear an oath to God in violation of constitutional rights.

South Carolina state law bans anyone from requesting more than five absentee ballot applications or returning more than five absentee ballots for others. The ACLU argues this harms voters at nursing homes or other care facilities, where residents seek help from a social worker or other employees and that it violates voters’ federal rights.

To battle election misinformation, Charleston County created a voter ambassador program three years ago; more than 200 have taken it, and even more may in 2026.

The state Election Commission unanimously picked a familiar face to lead the agency overseeing South Carolina’s elections.

The election commission faced a leadership change after the ousting and arrest of former executive director Howard Knapp.