The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (SCDMV) today responded to the ACLU of South Carolina's (ACLU-SC) assertion that the agency unlawfully denied young, eligible South Carolinians the opportunity to register to vote.
The SCDMV's statement:
“The SCDMV then performed an extensive review of the remaining customer records and determined that 1,896 customers met the timelines established in law to register to vote before turning 18 years of age, and these customers had requested information from their SCDMV licensing application be forwarded to State Election Commission for registration.”
In response, ACLU-SC Legal Director Allen Chaney said, “We appreciate the SCDMV's hard work in identifying exactly which voters were harmed. Our goal remains the same: fix an unlawful voter registration system at DMV and ensure that impacted voters are able to cast a valid ballot in the 2024 election.”
