216 Wait a minute! They are suspending voting in S.C. because the INTERNET is down? Can anyone confirm this report? (twitter.com) posted 302 days ago by Monomial 302 days ago by Monomial +217 / -1 39 comments share 39 comments share save hide report block hide replies
My guess is it was the voter roll system. Probably internet dependent...
Good instinct.
Unlike what the tweet claims, voting is not suspended. Affected voters are having the votes set aside. Which means they can be counted late
These seems in line with voter verification not the voting itself.
My research shows SC requires an ID.
https://scvotes.gov/voters/photo-id-requirements/
They may need to check if it's a valid ID and this may need to connect with the DMV or some other system
“Set aside” still leaves time for shenanigans to happen.
It's also standard procedure.
We have this report which only shows the end of a story, but I'm not hearing any instance of voting being suspended.