High court reinstates S. Carolina ballot witness requirement
WASHINGTON โ The Supreme Court on Monday reinstated a requirement that South Carolina residents voting by mail in Novemberโs election get a witness to sign their ballots. While the high court reinstated the requirement as a lawsuit over it proceeds, voters have already started returning ballots. And a judge blocked the witness requirement before the stateโs primary in June. As is typical when the Supreme Court acts on an emergency basis, the justices did not explain their decision. He said it wasnโt for a court to second-guess the lawmakersโ decision to retain the witness requirement during the pandemic.