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Barb Nash*
SC House District 124
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Nathan Campbell
SC Senate District 46
campbell4sc.com
Richard Hricik
SC Senate District 43
richardforsc.com
Joe Cunningham
House of Rep—SC-1
joecunninghamforcongress.com
Jaime Harrison
US Senate
jaimeharrison.com
Joe Biden
US President
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*Note: Barb Nash’s District 124 covers most of the City of Beaufort.
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*** PETITION For No-Excuse, Mail-in-Voting in South Carolina for the 2020 November Presidential Election Because of the COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency
Whereas the U.S. Constitution states that “The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof”;(i)
Whereas the National Association of Secretaries of State published that “if an emergency occurs during an election and there is no state law addressing the particular situation, it could potentially be addressed by state legislative action, a court order, or the Governor’s executive authority following an emergency declaration”; (ii)
Whereas on April 27, 2020, “Governor Henry McMaster issued an Executive Order 2020-2029, which declares a state of emergency throughout the state and allows for the state’s response to COVID-19—and the ever-evolving challenges the pandemic presents—to continue”; (iii)
Whereas, to protect the health and welfare of its citizens, Governor McMaster issued an Executive order (No. 2020-38, Page 16, May 27, 2020 D) to require the South Carolina Election Commission to modify the vote by mail rules for the June 9 primary election by allowing all citizens to vote by mail and waived the witness signature requirement; (iv)
Whereas on June 5, COVID-19 cases “are rising faster than ever worldwide, at a rate of more than 100,000 a day over a seven-day average”; (v)
Whereas coronavirus cases continue to increase in South Carolina, including a spike after June 3 that exceeded DHEC expectations; (vi)
Whereas a second wave of coronavirus is expected in the fall that may be even more dire as it coincides with the flu season; (vii)
Whereas “COVID-19 poses a risk not only to the health of older adults who contract the disease but also to those without the healthcare resources and social structures that contribute to overall wellness”; (viii)
Whereas all these factors will combine to severely restrict in-person voting in South Carolina because of the risk voters take, especially because of the high percentage of older people in the state and the high percentage of people without adequate access to healthcare;
Whereas voting by mail “modestly increases participation while not advantaging either party”; (ix)
Therefore:
1. We, citizens of Beaufort and Jasper Counties, request that the South Carolina State Legislature immediately reconvene and legislate to extend Governor McMaster’s Executive Order (No. 2020-38) to allow all citizens of South Carolina to vote by mail and waive the witness signature for the upcoming November 3, 2020, presidential election;
AND
2. If the South Carolina State Legislature fails to take such action, we call on Governor McMaster to do the same by executive order.
i U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 4. ii National Association of Secretaries of State website and COVID-19, www.nass.org. iii Governor.sc.gov. iv www.scvotes.org. v Emma Reynolds and Henrik Pettersson, “Confirmed coronavirus cases are rising faster than ever.” CNN, June 5, 2020. vi Mary Katherine Wildeman, “Coronavirus cases spike in Greenville as SC cases beat DHEC projections,” The Post and Courier, June 3, 2020. vii Lenn H. Sun,
“CDC director warns second wave of coronavirus is likely to be even more devastating.” The Washington Post, April 21, 2020. viii Johns Hopkins university. Sarah LaFave, “The impact of COVID-19 on older adults. May 5, 2020. ix Bunis, Dena, “Will Older Voters Decide the Election?” AARP Bulletin, June 2020: 8.
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