Make your voting experience as fast and easy as possible by getting a free Photo ID before voting.

If you are already registered to vote, you can go to your county elections office to get a SC Voter Registration Card with Photo. You will need to provide your date of birth and the last four digits of your Social Security Number. You can do this even on Election Day. Free DMV ID Cards are also available from the Department of Motor Vehicles.

If you cannot get a Photo ID, bring your non-photo voter registration card with you when leaving to vote.

You may vote a provisional ballot after signing an affidavit stating you have a reasonable impediment to obtaining a 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, and any other obstacle you find reasonable.

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

If you don’t have your Photo ID with you when voting in person, you may vote a provisional ballot that will count only if you show your Photo ID to your county voter registration office prior to certification of the election (usually Thursday or Friday).

You can still vote. Your voter registration card is your notification that you have registered to vote and shows your precinct and polling place. Your non-photo voter registration card is not necessary to vote unless you are voting under the reasonable impediment exception. See answer to previous Question “What if I don’t have one of these Photo IDs?” for details.

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Additional information and resources for voting with a disability coming soon.

We recommend visiting your state Secretary of State’s office website or your local County website or County Voter Registration website for specific and timely state registration and voting requirements and information.

To register & check your registration in another state click here.