Appeals court split puts age-based mail voting rules before Supreme Court

A federal appeals court has struck down a South Carolina law that allowed voters over 65 to vote by mail without meeting additional criteria required of younger voters. The Fourth Circuit ruled that the law violates the 26th Amendment, which bars denying or limiting voting rights based on age.

The decision deepens a split among federal appeals courts over whether states may impose different absentee-voting rules on older and younger voters. The conflict could prompt the Supreme Court to define the amendment’s reach for the first time, with potential consequences for future mail-voting restrictions nationwide.

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