SCDMV fixes computer glitch that blocked voter registration for thousands of teenagers

SC DMV changes system to allow 17-year-olds to register to vote, ending legal challenges

Voting booths set up at Madison, Wisconsin's Hawthorne Library on Election Day 2022. (Henry Redman/Wisconsin Examiner)COLUMBIA — The state Department of Motor Vehicles has fixed a glitch in its system that automatically disqualified 17-year-olds from registering to vote, ending a legal fight with the state American Civil Liberties Union, the civil rights group announced Monday. Under state law, teenagers who will turn 18 by Election Day can regi…

SCDMV fixes computer glitch that blocked voter registration for thousands of teenagers

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD) -- The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (SCDMV) confirmed Monday it has fixed a computer glitch that caused thousands of teenagers' voter registration not to be processed ahead of last November's election. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued the SCDMV weeks before the Nov. 5 general election, alleging that the agency unlawfully denied thousands of first-time voters the opportunity to register to vote. …

South Carolina DMV updates policies for voter registration following legal threat

The S.C. Department of Motor Vehicles says it has changed policies some say led to the disenfranchisement of thousands of 18-year-olds who would have been eligible to vote in the 2024 election.

DMV Glitch that Disqualified Young Voter Registrations Fixed — The Anderson Observer

By: Skylar Laird/S.C. Daily GazetteCOLUMBIA — The state Department of Motor Vehicles has fixed a glitch in its system that automatically disqualified 17-year-olds from registering to vote, ending a legal fight with the state American Civil Liberties Union, the civil rights group announced Monday.Under state law, teenagers who will turn 18 by Election Day can register to vote up to 13 months in advance. One way of doing so would be for teens to c…