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A fine upstanding poster
When South Carolinians cast ballots in the presidential primaries, they will confront a new voter ID law that is in place for the first time during a presidential election year.
Nikki Haley signed the state's voter ID law in 2011, and after a legal battle with the feds, it became effective in January 2013.
As Republicans get ready to vote, Haley's administration has not adequately educated South Carolinians about the requirements.
In fact, the governor has been criticized for exaggerating the law’s strictness.
Haley suggested that ID is necessary to vote, the same way it is on an airplane.
A state election commission poster, which a spokesman confirmed is distributed to all polling places, says in large letters: "Photo ID requirements now in effect."
But ID isn't mandatory if you don't have one.
The poster only says that in small print.
There's another important provision in small print.
If a voter has a photo ID and forgot it, he or she may only cast a provisional ballot, which will not count unless the person brings the ID to the county elections office in time, which in the case of a presidential primary, is the following Thursday.
"To just focus on that single poster just isn't fair," said Chris Whitmire, director of public information and training for the South Carolina State Election Commission.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/south-carolina-voter-id-law_us_56c7669fe4b041136f16d9d8
