Everything you need to know ahead of S.C. Election Day 2024
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Now that voter registration has closed in South Carolina, the next step in the election is early voting.
Voter registration was extended due to Hurricane Helene ― the first time an extension was granted since 2018 from Hurricane Matthew. It closed at midnight Monday.
Early voting begins Oct. 21 and will run for two weeks from 8:30 in the morning until 6 p.m.
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To learn where to vote early, visit https://scvotes.gov/voters/early-voting/.
“Every county will have an early voting center at least one, up to seven depending on how many they feel they need to staff and service the community,” said TJ Lundeen with the South Carolina State Election Commission.
Poll workers are still needed across South Carolina, including Aiken County.
Lundeen said having the appropriate amount of poll workers ensures all precincts can be opened and fewer locations will need to merge.
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“All over the state we can use more poll workers, that’s something that helps make election day work even smoother than normal, have more people, cut down those lines and make it a better experience altogether,” said Lundeen.
Lundeen said to prepare for Election Day, make sure you’re familiar with the ballot by reviewing the sample ballot in advance.
Robert Morris, a South Carolina native who has been a ed voter since he was 18, said, “Get out and vote, because it’s the most important thing that any American can do.”
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The South Carolina Department of Social Services has received approval allowing DSS to automatically issue replacement benefits to current SNAP recipients who experienced an outage during Hurricane Helene.
Absentee ballots can be requested until Oct. 25 at 5 p.m.
More questions on voting in South Carolina? Here’s where to go:
For all other questions go to https://scvotes.gov.
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