YOUR VOTE: South Carolina 2024

SOUTH CAROLINA

With just a few clicks, we'll walk through voter registration, key election dates, and all the necessary documents. Best of all, you can share this info with your friends and neighbors. Make sure that your vote counts!

I. WAIT! BEFORE YOU SCROLL ANY FURTHER, REGISTER TO VOTE

Need to register? Or maybe you just want election reminders? Thanks to TurboVote, we've got you covered. Just click below:

II. KNOW THE DATES

Primary Election - June 11, 2024

• Democratic Presidential Primary: February 3, 2024 
• Republican Presidential Primary: February 3, 2024 

Voter Registration Deadline

• May 12, 2024 - Last day to register to vote online or to postmark voter registration forms for the Primary Election.

Absentee Ballot Deadlines

Request an absentee ballot here.

Ballot Request Deadline

• May 31, 2024 - Final day to apply for mail-in absentee ballot.

Ballot Return Deadlines

• June 11, 2024 - Absentee ballots returned by mail must be received by 5 p.m.
• Military and overseas voters’ ballots are accepted until June 12, 5 p.m.

General Election - November 4, 2024

Voter Registration Deadlines

• October 4, 2024 - Final day for in-person voter registration (unless the county board holds weekend hours).
• October 6, 2024 - Final day for online voter registration. Final day to postmark voter registration forms.

Absentee Ballot Deadlines

Absentee ballots are only available to certain residents - see if you match the criteria outlined here. South Carolina voters who want to vote by absentee ballot this fall should submit a request for an absentee ballot application to their local county voter registration office as early as possible.

Ballot Request Deadline

• October 25, 2024 - Final day to apply for mail-in absentee ballot.

Ballot Return Deadlines

• November 5, 2024 - Absentee ballots returned by mail must be received by 5 p.m.
• Military and overseas voters’ ballots are accepted until November 7, 5 p.m.
• South Carolina law does not allow in-person absentee voting.

III. REGISTER TO VOTE

Registration Status

• Not sure you're registered? This handy widget will tell you whether you're on the voter rolls.

Voting Requirements

• Here's everything necessary to register as a voter this election season in South Carolina.

Need To Register?

• Yes, it's so important we're including it twice. Here's that link again:

IV. WHERE TO VOTE

Polling Location

• Use the South Carolina Election Commission’s Voter Information form to find where to cast your ballot.

V. WHAT TO TAKE TO THE POLLS

Voter ID Laws

• South Carolina requires a valid picture ID to vote, though they make some exceptions. 

Don't have a valid ID?

• You can obtain a free South Carolina Identification Card from your local DMV office.
• If you cannot obtain a valid ID because of a reasonable impediment, you can list such impediment and sign an affidavit so your provisional ballot will count.

VI. HAVING TROUBLE? GET IN TOUCH

Questions?

• The South Carolina Election Commission can be reached at the following phone number: (803) 734-9060 or via email at elections@elections.sc.gov. 
• Look up your local county office.

See you at the ballots (or mailboxes), South Carolinians!