South Carolina – Elections

South Carolina SC Government SC Elections

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

Upcoming SC Elections – 2012

• SC City and County Elections - 2012 - includes School Board, Water Commissions, and Special District elections
  
  
• SC Statewide Elections - 2012 - Governor, Secretary of State, Treasurer, etc.
  
  
• SC State Solicitor Elections - 2012
  
  
• SC State House of Representatives Elections - 2012
  
  
• SC State Senate Elections - 2012
  
  
• 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

• Look up your precinct, polling location, voting districts
  1.  Use slashes in birth date and 4-character year.
  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
  –  Voters can begin applying as early as January 1 to vote absentee for any election held during that same year.
  –  Deadlines for 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
  
• County Election Commissions - click on county for contact information
  
• South Carolina Association of Registration & Election Officials - SCARE
  
• 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.
  
• Election statistics - voter registration, election returns
  

Related US Election Resources

• Federal Election Commission
• Follow the Money - data on money contributed to candidates
• The Green Papers - frequently updated info on political races
• 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