While the presidential election draws the most attention, the elections and issues that lower the vote can most directly impact the lives of South Carolina and Upstate voters.

Here are three consistent – ​​and interesting – races in South Carolina.

The race: Proposed constitutional amendment on voting

What’s on the ballot: South Carolina voters will see a proposed amendment to Section 4 of Article II of the State Constitution, reading: “Shall Section 4, Article II of the Constitution of this State, relating to voter qualifications, be amended to provide that only a citizen of the United States State Constitution and of this State eighteen years of age and older, properly registered, shall have the right to vote as provided by law?

What’s at stake: The proposed amendment would change one word of the state constitution to read: “Only a citizen of the United States and of this State eighteen years of age and older and duly registered shall be entitled to vote as provided by the law.” Although a study found that no non-citizens voted in the state’s elections, lawmakers are calling the initiative a “belt and suspenders” approach to ensure there is no way for the South Carolina Supreme Court to rule that citizens are allowed to vote in elections. Critics of the proposal say this is a solution to a non-problem and could lead to future voting restrictions.

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The race: 4th Congressional District

Who runs: Democrat Kathryn Harvey wants to unseat Republican incumbent William Timmons. Timmons nearly lost to his primary challenger Adam Morgan in June, only edging out a victory by just over 2,200 votes.