High court re-instates vote witness requirement

Whether South Carolina voters casting ballots by mail must include a witness’s signature equates to a tennis ball flying from one side of the net to the other.  And it has stark political overtones in this political season.  The Republican National Committee claims victory with a ruling yesterday that it says re-instates the witness requirement for mail-in ballots.  That, says the RNC, effectively reverses an appeals court decision.  Republicans are claiming victory over Democrats who they accuse of trying to defraud and manipulate the electoral system.