SOUTH CAROLINA — A federal judge says people voting by absentee ballot in South Carolina don’t have to have a witness sign the voting papers.
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U.S. District Judge J. Michelle Childs on Monday ordered South Carolina officials to not enforce the requirement for a witness signature on ballots in the June 9 primary or any ensuing runoff elections.
She found having to seek a witness increases the chance that a voter would contract or spread the coronavirus.
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Childs, however, did not permanently strike down the requirement as unconstitutional.
Childs also refused to extend the election day cutoff for receiving absentee ballots.