TAX AND LICENSE / VOTER REGISTRATION
South Carolina offers a progressive voting system that requires newcomers to register at least 30 days prior to the election. To be eligible, you must be a U.S. citizen in good standing, a resident of South Carolina in the county and precinct in which you intend to vote, and at least 18 years of age before the next election. You may complete a voter registration form and return it to your county offices, complete the form at the motor vehicle office, or visit your county board of voter registration in person.
At the voting booth, must present your voter registration certificate, a valid South Carolina driver’s license, or a South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles issued photo identification card. Residents who were not qualified to vote in the first election for failure to register 30 days prior to an election are not qualified to vote in that election’s subsequent run-off. If physical handicap or age keeps a voter from entering a polling place, he or she may vote outside that polling place in the closest available parking area utilizing the vehicle in which he has driven or has been driven to the polls. For further information or answers to specific questions, contact:
South Carolina State Election Commission
General Information
803-734-9060
www.scvotes.org
South Carolina Voting Resource
www.scvotes.org
County Boards of Voter Registration
Aiken County
1930 University Parkway
Aiken 803-642-2028
www.aikencountysc.gov
Calhoun County
102 Courthouse Drive
St. Matthews 803-874-2929
www.calhouncounty.sc.gov
Fairfield County
315 South Congress Street
Winnsboro 803-635-6255
www.fairfieldsc.com
Kershaw County
609 Lafayette Avenue
Camden 803-424-4016
www.kershaw.sc.gov
Lancaster County
101 North Main Street
Lancaster 803-285-2969
www.mylancastersc.org
Lexington County
605 West Main Street
Lexington 803-785-8361
www.lex-co.sc.gov
Newberry County
1872 Wilson Road
Newberry 803-321-2121
www.newberrycounty.net
Richland County
2020 Hampton Street
Columbia 803-576-2240
www.richlandonline.com
Saluda County
111 Law Range Street
Saluda 864-445-4500
www.saludacounty.sc.gov
Sumter County
141 North Main Street
Sumter 803-436-2310
www.sumtercountysc.org
Political Party Headquarters
National Democratic Committee
202-863-8000
www.democrats.org
South Carolina Democratic Party
803-799-7798
www.scdp.org
National Republican Committee
202-863-8500
www.gop.com
South Carolina Republican Party
803-988-8440
www.scgop.com
League of Women Voters
As a nonpartisan political organization, the League of Women Voters encourages citizens to remain informed and active in our government. This nationwide organization furnishes information about candidates, issues and voting procedures. Call or visit online for local league connections:
LWV National Headquarters
Washington D.C.
202-429-1965
www.lwv.org
League of Women Voters of South Carolina
803-636-0431
www.lwvsc.org
