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Before January 1, 2012:
A driver’s license number, state ID number, or the last four digits of a social security number is required
to register. If none of these numbers have been issued, a valid ID (photo not necessary) is required prior to
voting.
By January 1, 2012:
ID is required at the polls. Those without proper ID may fill a provisional ballot which will be counted if
the signature on the ballot matches the one from the voter’s registration. Non-photo ID is accepted until
January 2014, when photo ID will be required.
Acceptable Non-Photo ID (allowed until 2014):
Birth certificate
Social security card
Government-issued medical card
Acceptable Photo ID (required by 2014):
Rhode Island driver’s license
Rhode Island voter ID card
U.S. passport
ID card from a U.S. educational institution
U.S. Military ID card
ID card issued by the federal or Rhode Island government
Government-issued medical card
South Carolina (SP)
Current Law (NP):
A full social security number is required to register. Also, if a photocopy of an ID is not provided at the
time of registration, both a voter ID card AND another form of ID are required at the polls. All voters
must supply either their voter ID card they received after mailing in their registration or a valid photo ID.
After receiving preclearance by the U.S. Department of Justice:
A current photo ID is required to vote. A photo voter registration card will be supplied for free to South
Carolina citizens who are 17 and older via their local county board of voter registration, but it requires a
birth certificate or passport to acquire one. A provisional ballot may be filled if the voter cannot provide a
photo ID, but the voter must produce a valid photo ID before the election is certified by the county board
of canvassers in order to have the provisional ballot counted.
Acceptable Photo ID:
South Carolina driver’s license or another form of photo ID issued by the South Carolina DMV
Passport
Military ID issued by the federal government
South Carolina voter registration card with a photo
South Dakota (P)
When registering to vote a driver’s license number, state ID number, or the last four digits of a social
security number is required. When voting, all voters must have a valid photo ID. If a voter does not have a
photo ID they may sign a personal identification affidavit.
Acceptable Photo ID:
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