VOTE IN SOUTH CAROLINA

for 2024 General Election

Tuesday, November 5th

VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE:

Friday, October 4th, 2024 (in person)

Sunday, October 6th, 2024 (online)

Monday, October 7th, 2024 (by mail)

HOW DO YOU PLAN TO REGISTER TO VOTE?

• VOTER REGISTRATION: ONLINE

  All voters wishing to vote in 2024 General Election must be registered to vote by Sunday, October 6th. Click here to register to vote online.

• VOTER REGISTRATION: BY MAIL

  All voters wishing to vote in 2024 General Election must be registered to vote by Monday, October 7th. You can download and print the voter registration application, and send it to your local election officials.

• VOTER REGISTRATION: IN PERSON

  All voters wishing to vote in 2024 General Election must be registered to vote by Friday, October 4th at 5 pm by visiting your local election office.

HOW DO YOU PLAN TO VOTE?

• VOTE IN PERSON

  Polling place hours: 7 am – 7 pm

  When voting in person, you will be asked to show your photo ID. The acceptable form of photo ID is SC Driver’s License, SC Department of Motor Vehicles ID Card, SC Voter Registration Card with Photo, Federal Military ID, or US Passport. You can refer to their website on detailed explanation of what is needed.

• VOTE EARLY (IN PERSON)

  In-person absentee is available in South Carolina. The list of election offices can be found here. In-person absentee will take place from October 21st to November 2nd by 5 pm, 2024.

• VOTE BY MAIL

  All registered voters in South Carolina may apply to vote absentee for the general election this year. You may request an absentee ballot by 5pm on October 25th.

  • Your mail-in ballot must be received by 7pm on November 5th by the county voter registration office or extension office.
  • Your mail-in ballot may also be submitted to a drop-off box operated by counties.
  • Contact your county office for more information.

  If you need to change any information on your voter registration, you may do so at this link by October 6th. You have to update your information with DMV first. 

MORE INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CAROLINA VOTERS

• Positions on the Ballot: 2024 General Election

  U.S. PRESIDENT
  A U.S. President serves a term of 4 years. Below are the candidates to be voted in the 2024 Presidential Election. Incumbents are denoted with an asterisk (*).
  ▹ Kamala Harris & Tim Walz (D) vs Donald Trump & J. D. Vance (R)

  U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  All positions in the 7 congressional districts of South Carolina are on the ballot. Find your congressional district on the U.S. House of Representatives website.
  ▹District 1: Nancy Mace* (R) vs. Michael B. Moore (D)
  ▹District 2: Joe Wilson* (R) vs. David Robinson II (D)
  ▹District 3: Sheri Biggs (R) vs. Bryon Best * (D) vs. Michael Bedenbaugh (A)
  ▹District 4: William Timmons * (R) vs. Kathryn Harvey (D) vs. Mark Hackett (C)
  ▹District 5: Ralph Norman (R) vs. Evangeline Hundley (D)
  ▹District 6: Duke Buckner (R) vs. James Clyburn * (D) vs. Joseph Oddo (A) vs. Michael Simpson(L) vs. Gregg Marcel Dixon (U)
  ▹District 7: Russell Fry* (R) vs. Mal Hyman (D)

  STATE SENATE
  All positions in the 46 state senate districts of South Carolina are on the ballot. Find your congressional district on the South Carolina Legislature website.
  

  STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
  All positions in the 124 state house districts of South Carolina are on the ballot. Find your congressional district on the South Carolina Legislature website.

  SCHOOL BOARD
  Berkeley County, Charleston County, Greenville County, Horry County school board positions are on the ballot.
  

  BALLOT MEASURES
  ▹ Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment: Prohibit the state and local governments from allowing noncitizens to vote

  You can find the official statewide list here.

• Provisional Ballot

  A provisional ballot is a regular ballot that is placed in a special envelope prior to being put in the ballot box. It is available for the voters whose identification is not verified at a polling place. A provisional ballot may be offered to those who believe they are registered to vote even though their names are not on the official voter registration list at the polling place and those who applied to vote by mail but would like to cast a vote in person.

  Every voter who casts a provisional ballot has the right to find out from their county elections official if the ballot was counted and, if not, the reason why it was not counted. Visit this website to check the status of your provisional ballot.

• College Students & Voters Overseas

  Students from South Carolina living away from home while attending a college, trade school, or technical school may choose to vote in absentee ballot.

  If you are a student living temporarily outside the United States, you can register to vote and apply to vote by mail using the Federal Post Card Application (Absentee Ballot) that is used by all other South Carolina voters who are living abroad.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

• WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN SOUTH CAROLINA?

  You must be a United States citizen and 18 years old on or before the date of the general election. You must be a resident of South Carolina in the county and precinct in which you are registering. You must not be confined in any public prison resulting from a conviction of a crime, and you must have never been convicted of a felony or offense against the election laws. If previously convicted, you must have served the entire sentence, including probation or parole, or have received a pardon for the conviction. You must not be under a court order declaring you mentally incompetent.

• How often do I need to register to vote?

  You are required to register to vote only once. However, if information like your name or address changes, you need to fill out the voter registration form again to keep your voter information up to date. Check your voter registration information at this link.

• Which party should I be affiliated with?

  KAGC does not endorse any party or candidate; as such KAGC does not guide anyone to vote for, or be affiliated with, any specific party. In most parts of the United States, the Republican Party and Democratic Party are two major political parties. Throughout U.S. history, 19 presidents have been Republican (including Presidents Lincoln, Reagan, Bush, and Trump) and 14 have been Democrats (including Presidents Franklin Roosevelt, Kennedy, Clinton, and Obama) You may find more information on their respective websites.

• Am I limited to vote for the party I'm affiliated with?

  In South Carolina, voters may vote for any candidate of their choice for each position on the ballot in both the primary and general elections.

• What is this year's election about?

  On top of the ballot across the U.S. this year will be the candidates for U.S. President. In South Carolina, there are also candidates for the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, South Carolina State Senate, South Carolina State House of Representatives, various judicial positions, as well as several local positions. For more information, please see the section above on this page.

• What is my district? Who is running in my district?

  To find your congressional district, visit the U.S. House of Representatives website and enter your zip code in the search bar on the top right-hand corner of the main page. For information on your South Carolina legislative district, please visit the South Carolina State Legislature website.

• Must I vote for each position on the ballot?

  Voters are not required to vote for every single position listed on the ballot. You may skip any position you do not support any candidate for, and you may also write-in a candidate of your choice not listed on the ballot. In the general election, voters may also vote for any candidate of preference regardless of party affiliations.

• What happens if I move?

  Every time there is a change in your address, whether in-state or out of state, you must update the information by filling out a voter registration form. Government agencies often mail election-related information to your address on file, which sometimes requires a prompt response. When a response is missing for a certain period of time, your voter registration may be considered inactive and is subject to elimination.

• I registered to vote a long time ago. What should I do now?

  Please visit this website to check your voter registration status, as well as the information on your voter registration. If your status is inactive, your information does not appear, or any of your information is inaccurate, please fill out the voter registration form and submit it by the deadline.

• Does voting lead to a mandatory jury duty?

  No. Voter registration and jury duty have no correlation with each other. Jury duty selection is made based on a different database than the voter roll.