width: 50%; } letter-spacing: .03em; [6], On September 16, 2020, Governor Henry McMaster (R) signed H5305 into law, extending absentee voting eligibility to all qualified electors in the November 3, 2020, general election. Pete Buttigieg said he is proud of the votes his campaign has earned, and that he is determined to “earn every vote on the road ahead.”. South Carolina often helps to begin significantly narrowing down the field of candidates following contests in … } [6] A scanner counts the bar codes, not the names,[7] and no audit is required to check if the machines worked correctly. https://ballotpedia.org/Presidential_election_in_STATE,_2020, Presidential election in South Carolina, 2020, Government response to coronavirus pandemic in South Carolina, Summary of changes to election dates and procedures, September 24, 2020: Federal appellate panel stays lower court's suspension of absentee/mail-in ballot witness requirement in the general election, September 18, 2020: Federal judge suspends absentee ballot witness requirement in the general election, September 16, 2020: Governor signs legislation extending absentee voting eligibility to all voters in the November 3, 2020, general election, July 8, 2020: South Carolina to provide prepaid postage for returned absentee ballots in the general election, May 25, 2020: Federal judge suspends absentee ballot witness requirement in June 2020 elections, May 13, 2020: Governor signs into law bill allowing all voters to cast absentee ballots in June 2020 elections, Presidential election voting record in South Carolina, 1900-2016, Presidential election voting record in South Carolina, 2000-2016. Judges Harvie Wilkinson and Steven Agee, who were appointed by Presidents Ronald Reagan (R) and George W. Bush (R), respectively, voted to grant the stay. 2/. color: #0645ad; Why this matters: The candidates must reach 1,991 delegates to become the party's nominee. [19], Joe Biden's overwhelming victory, which was his first-ever primary win in his three presidential runs,[22][23] gave his campaign new momentum going into Super Tuesday after lackluster performances in Iowa and New Hampshire and a distant second-place finish in Nevada. position: relative; overflow-y: hidden; Latest updates and results from the 2020 South Carolina primary on Saturday, Feb. 29. letter-spacing: .04em; Historically, this primary election has been much more important in the Republican Party's nomination process, considered a "firewall" that could permanently eliminate any/all serious rivals to the winner. Trump crossed the delegate threshold necessary to win the nomination—1,276 delegates—on March 17, 2020. border-bottom: 1px solid grey;