Fun fact: SC was the last state to adopt the secret ballot circa 1932
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Ballots sure weren't secret in the 19th century when parties printed their own and handed them to their voters.
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Or before that w/ viva voce voting
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Article II, Section 1 of the SC Constitution: "All elections by the people shall be by secret ballot..."
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State's rights guaranteed. You honestly think any state will repeal their secret ballot law? File a lawsuit, lemme know how that goes.
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True. Wish it were there. But I think there's an Equal Protection argument for it: unsecret ballots expose voters to unequal risks.
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The US Constitution doesn't guarantee secret ballot (originally they weren't), but some state constitutions do.
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I mean, you're right that it doesn't, but can we please avoid disabusing people of this mistake, at least until this administration ends?
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I'm guessing maybe the SC constitution is what he is referring to?
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