//Absentee voting bill headed to S.C. Gov. McMaster’s desk

Absentee voting bill headed to S.C. Gov. McMaster’s desk

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The first day of the South Carolina legislature’s two-week special session to wrap up ends left loose by the COVID-19 pandemic was marked by two groups advocating for constitutional rights at the capitol building: One urging legislators to expand protections for voters this fall, and one