South Carolina ID Needed for Voting

You will be asked to show one of the following Photo IDs on Election Day:

• South Carolina Driver's License
• ID Card Issued by South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles
• South Carolina Voter Registration Card with Photo
• Federal Military ID
• U.S. Passport

If you do not have one of the above photo IDs, you can get one for free by:

• Registered voters can get a voter registration card with a photo from their county voter registration and elections office by providing their date of birth and the last four digits of their Social Security number.
• Get a DMV ID card at a local DMV office. To see what documentation is required click here.

If you do not have a photo ID on Election Day you may be able to vote a provisional ballot after showing your non-photo voter registration card. You must have a reasonable impediment to obtaining a photo ID in order to vote the provisional ballot. Reasonable impediments include:

• Religious objection to being photographed
• Disability or illness
• Work schedule
• Lack of transportation
• Lack of birth certificate
• Family responsibilities

• Any other obstacle you find reasonable

To vote under the reasonable impediment exception:

• Present your current, non-photo registration card at the polling place
• Sign an affidavit stating why you cannot obtain a photo ID
• Cast a provisional ballot that will be counted unless the county election commission has reason to believe your affidavit is false.

If you do not have a photo ID and do not have a reasonable impediment to obtaining one, or you forgot to bring it with you to the polls, you may still vote a provisional ballot. However, for your vote to be counted you must provide one of the photo IDs to the county election commission prior to certification of the election (usually the Thursday or Friday after the election).