ID is required to vote in South Carolina. Valid forms of ID include:

– South Carolina Driver's License (includes standard license and REAL ID)
– South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles ID Card (includes standard ID card and REAL ID, and SC Concealed Weapons Permit)
– South Carolina Voter Registration Card with Photo
– Federal Military ID (includes all Department of Defense Photo IDs and Veterans Affairs Benefits Card)
– U.S. Passport (includes US Passport ID card)

Student ID is not considered acceptable ID.

If you do not have any of the above forms of ID you may vote a provisional ballot that will count only if you show your Photo ID to the county voter registration and elections office prior to certification of the election (usually Thursday or Friday after the election).

If you can't get a Photo ID, bring your non-photo voter registration card with you to the polling place. You may vote a provisional ballot after signing an affidavit stating you have a reasonable impediment to obtaining Photo ID. A reasonable impediment is any valid reason, beyond your control, which created an obstacle to obtaining a Photo ID. Some examples include:
– a disability or illness
– a conflict with your work schedule
– a lack of transportation
– a lack of a birth certificate
– family responsibilities
– a religious objection to being photographed
– any other obstacle you find reasonable

The ballot will count unless someone proves to the county board of voter registration and elections that you are lying about your identity or about having the listed impediment.

To vote under the reasonable impediment exception:
– Inform the poll managers that you do not have a photo ID and could not get one.
– Present your current, non-photo registration card.
– Sign the affidavit provided by the poll managers stating why you could not obtain a Photo ID.
– Cast a provisional ballot that will be counted unless the county board of voter registration and elections has reason to believe your affidavit is false.