2024 SOUTH CAROLINA VOTER GUIDE
1.Voter Registration
Deadline to Register/Update:
– In Person: By 5:00 PM on October 4, 2024
– Online: By 11:59 PM on October 6, 2024
– By Mail: Must be postmarked by October 7, 2024
2. Check Your Registration
Why check your registration? Your address is where election officials send notices, application forms to receive your ballot in the mail, and more. Additionally, poll workers will check if the address on your voter registration matches the address on your ID at the polls.
Check Your Registration Online
Update Your Registration Online
Checklist:
- Is your name spelled correctly? (Correct hyphenations, middle initials, etc)
- Correct Address
- Active Voter Status (if not update by sending in another online/mail voter application)
- Correct Date of Birth
- Correct Political Party Preference
- Take a time-stamped photograph or screenshot of your registration, and take it with you to the polls as proof of your registration.
3. Voter ID Law
Source: Ballotpedia
South Carolina requires voters to present photo identification while voting.[1][2]
Voters can present the following forms of identification:
- SC Driver’s License
- SC Department of Motor Vehicles ID Card
- includes SC Concealed Weapons Permit
- SC Voter Registration Card with Photo
- U.S. Passport
- Federal Military ID
- includes all Department of Defense Photo IDs and the Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits Card
Voters can obtain a free photo ID from a local DMV office or a county elections office. Voters can get a free photo ID from their county voter registration office by providing their name, date of birth and the last four digits of their Social Security number.
4. Order Your Absentee Mail Ballot
Deadline to apply for Absentee Mail Ballot: Must be received by 5:00 PM on October 5, 2024
We recommend requesting your absentee mail ballot as soon as possible and well in advance of this deadline in order to ensure that you receive your ballot in time.
Absentee Ballot Request Instructions:
- You can submit your request for an application as early as January 1 of the election year.
- Call, visit or send your request by U.S. mail to your county voter registration office: https://scvotes.gov/contact/county-voter-registration-election-offices/
- You must provide your name, date of birth and last four digits of your Social Security Number.
- You will be mailed an application.
- Find more information on absentee voting, including how Immediate Family Members and Authorized Representatives can request a voter’s application: https://scvotes.gov/voters/absentee-voting/
Deadline to return Mail Ballot: Must be received by 7:00 PM on November 5, 2024
5. Early Voting Information
Early voting is available from October 21 – November 2, 2024 (closed on Sunday, October 27). Early voting centers are open 8:30 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. during the early voting period.
- Find your early voting locations by county here: https://scvotes.gov/voters/early-voting/
- Voters can visit any early voting center in their county during the early voting period, present their Photo ID, and vote using the voting system like they would at their polling place on election day.
- Early voting information and a video tutorial and other links can be found here: https://scvotes.gov/voters/early-voting/
6. Become a Poll Worker!
Poll workers must be 16 years old or over, and a registered voter (if over 18) in their county.
To sign up, visit: https://scvotes.gov/poll-managers/apply-to-be-a-poll-manager/
7. Additional Questions?