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South CarolinaBMD
Statewide ballot-marking devices (ExpressVote) that print a paper ballot tabulated by scanner; administered by the State Election Commission and county boards. In-person early voting is available; absentee requires a statutory reason. Campaign finance and disclosure are governed separately by the Ethics, Government Accountability, and Campaign Reform Act (S.C. Code tit. 8, ch. 13) under the State Ethics Commission. Foundational law: South Carolina Code Title 7 (Elections). Source: South Carolina State House (scstatehouse.gov).
BMDVoting method
Methodology Radar
Dimension Breakdown
EAdI41.2%
Election Administration Index
Accountability50%
Commission60%
Funding0%
Staff Training33%
Vendor Oversight67%
EAI53.6%
Electoral Access Index
Administration100%
Eligibility40%
Identification40%
Registration86%
Roll Integrity0%
Voter Assistance33%
Voting Methods50%
ECI50.0%
Election Campaign-Finance Index
Contributions83%
Disclosure80%
Enforcement63%
Foreign Source0%
Traceability0%
EDRI4.5%
Election Dispute Resolution Index
Contest0%
Recount0%
Timing25%
EVCI33.3%
Election Voter-Confidence Index
Ballot Info0%
Candidate25%
Notification75%
EII32.1%
Election Integrity Index
Citizen Verifiability0%
Custody Hardware50%
Post Election Audit22%
Software Verifiability22%
Transparency Observation50%
Vendor Independence50%
Voter Access43%
Primary Instruments
| Citation | Type | Title | Sections | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.C. Code Title 7, ch. 1 | Code | S.C. Code Title 7, ch. 1 | 11 | active |
| S.C. Code Title 7, ch. 11 | Code | S.C. Code Title 7, ch. 11 | 17 | active |
| S.C. Code Title 7, ch. 13 | Code | S.C. Code Title 7, ch. 13 | 131 | active |
| S.C. Code Title 7, ch. 15 | Code | S.C. Code Title 7, ch. 15 | 45 | active |
| S.C. Code Title 7, ch. 17 | Code | S.C. Code Title 7, ch. 17 | 40 | active |
| S.C. Code Title 7, ch. 19 | Code | S.C. Code Title 7, ch. 19 | 12 | active |
| S.C. Code Title 7, ch. 21 | Code | S.C. Code Title 7, ch. 21 | 3 | active |
| S.C. Code Title 7, ch. 23 | Code | S.C. Code Title 7, ch. 23 | 3 | active |
| S.C. Code Title 7, ch. 25 | Code | S.C. Code Title 7, ch. 25 | 21 | active |
| S.C. Code Title 7, ch. 3 | Code | S.C. Code Title 7, ch. 3 | 9 | active |
| S.C. Code Title 7, ch. 5 | Code | S.C. Code Title 7, ch. 5 | 43 | active |
| S.C. Code Title 7, ch. 7 | Code | S.C. Code Title 7, ch. 7 | 62 | active |
| S.C. Code Title 7, ch. 9 | Code | S.C. Code Title 7, ch. 9 | 8 | active |
| S.C. Code Title 8, ch. 13 | Code | S.C. Code Title 8, ch. 13 | 101 | active |
Methodologies — Datapoint Drill-In
Each methodology card above takes you to South Carolina's scoring detail for that methodology — every datapoint, with rationale and the exact statute that justifies the score.
For a single datapoint side-by-side across every jurisdiction, see e.g. /atlas/datapoint/1.1.