By Skyler Baldwin
Statehouse Report State officials have marked nearly 170,000 South Carolina voters as “inactive” on the state’s voter rolls after they failed to verify their registration information.
The State Election Commission (SEC) mailed address confirmation cards in April to more than 191,000 registered voters who had not voted or
updated their registrations since 2020. The group represents about 5 % of the state’s nearly 3.5 million registered voters.
Voters were asked to confirm their address on the cards and mail them back to the SEC office within 90 days. Only about 23,000 did.
The business of run-
ning elections doesn’t end on Election Day,” SEC Executive Director Howie Knapp, said in a WCBD TV report. He went on to say that the process of marking voters as “inactive” was a “critical tool” to ensure accurate and up-to-date voter rolls.
“It’s one of the many ways we safeguard the integrity of our elections and ensure every eligible South Carolinian can vote with confidence,”
follow-up session is planned for August to continue the momentum.
About the BECT Institute
Created by state legislation serving all seven South Carolina HBCUs, SC State’s BECT Institute supports interdisciplinary learning and engagement in business, environmental science, communication and transportation. Its goals include:
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Building a pipeline of skilled students through hands-on learning.
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Supporting community and economic development.
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Partnering with industry and government agencies.
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Providing professional development for students, faculty and the community.
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Expanding SC State’s reach in research, teaching and service.
Want to learn more about the BECT Institute, visit scsu. edu/bect or contact Dr. Barbara Adams, executive director, at badams@scsu.edu or (803) 5164864.