South Carolina – Elections

South Carolina SC Government SC Elections

Also see: Current SC Elected Officials | SC Politics, Political Parties

Due to a recent ruling by the SC Supreme Court, many candidates have been deemed ineligible. Since further legal action is pending on this matter, we are listing all candidates until a final determination is made.

Upcoming SC Elections – 2012

Local Offices

• SC City and County Elections - 2012 - includes School Board, Water Commissions, and Special District elections

State Offices

• SC Statewide Elections - 2014 - Governor, Secretary of State, Treasurer, etc.
  
  
• SC State Solicitor Elections - 2012
  
  
• SC State House of Representatives Elections - 2012
  – District 68 Special Election - primary June 5, runoff June 19, election July 24, 2012
  
  
• SC State Senate Elections - 2012
  – District 41 Special Election - primary May 29, runoff June 12, election July 17, 2012
  

Federal Offices

• US House of Representatives Elections - 2012
  
  
• US Senators for South Carolina - 2014

Previous SC Elections – 1996-2010

• 2010
• 2008
• 1996-2006

How to Find Your SC Precinct, Polling Place

• Find your precinct, polling place, voting districts - for registered voters only
  
  1. Use 4-character year for birth date.
  2. Click Submit after completing all boxes.
  3. After results appear, click Get driving directions to the Precinct in upper right corner for directions, map.
  

How to Vote in South Carolina

• Everything you need to know to register to vote in SC
  – Voter registration form - print and mail - PDF
  
  
• Absentee voting
  
  
• Touchscreen voting machines - step-by-step online demo
  – Cómo votar - en espanol
  
  
• Curbside voting - for people who are physically handicapped or age 65+
  
  
• County Boards of Voter Registration
  – County voter registration and election officials

Related SC Election Resources

• South Carolina State Election Commission - voter info, election results, more
  
• South Carolina State Ethics Commission - campaign finance disclosures, lobbying disclosure
  
• South Carolina Association of Registration & Election Officials - SCARE
  
• League of Women Voters of South Carolina - nonpartisan group that encourages informed and active participation in government
• SCElectsWomen.com - SC ranks last in the US for women elected to public office - website features profiles of current women candidates in our state - presented by the Southeastern Institute for Women in Politics
  
• SC Young Voters Initiative - encourages broader participation in the political process by recruiting and training young people to work (for pay!) as poll managers and election officials.
  
• SC election statistics - voter registration, election returns
  

Related US Election Resources

• Federal Election Commission
• Follow the Money - data on money contributed to 2012 SC candidates
• OpenSecrets.org - enter zip code for list of political donations in area
  
• PoliticsOnline - fund-raising and Internet tools for politics
• Project Vote Smart - research candidates and issues