Early voting period begins for 2024 general election

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – South Carolinians can now head to the polls to forged their ballots for the November election.

The state’s early voting interval kicked off Monday and it goes by means of the following two weeks.

Along with the presidential race, each seat on the State Home is up for election.

South Carolina voters received’t see any statewide races this yr, however there might be one statewide referendum, seats for the U.S. Home of Representatives and native races.

Georgia and North Carolina have already shattered early voting information – and contours stretched outdoors voting facilities in some elements of South Carolina on the primary day of early voting Monday.

That is the primary presidential election for the reason that enactment of a 2022 state regulation to ascertain South Carolina’s no-excuse, early-voting interval.

“I wouldn’t be stunned if we noticed the very best early voting turnout in sooner or later in some unspecified time in the future throughout the early voting interval, after which I might count on that the whole early voting interval might be larger than some other election,” mentioned John Catalano, with the South Carolina Election Fee.

Each county has at the least one early voting location open to all registered voters who reside there – however some have a number of – and as many as seven.

• All early voting areas in South Carolina

You’ll be able to vote early, in individual for the following two weeks – from Monday by means of the Saturday earlier than Election Day – excluding Sunday, October 27.

All early voting facilities are open from 8:30 a.m. to six p.m.

“It’s a really clean, straightforward, and safe course of,” Catalano mentioned.

Voters want to point out a photograph I.D. to forged their poll. Acceptable types of this embrace a South Carolina driver’s license, a South Carolina hid weapons allow, a South Carolina voter registration card and picture, a United States army ID or a United States passport.

“It’s usually a faster course of, since you’re spreading out the voting throughout two weeks moderately than confining it to a 12-hour interval on Election Day. So sure, traces do usually are usually decrease for early voting,” he mentioned.

In fact, voters can forged their poll in individual on Election Day, Nov. 5.

Eligible voters have till this Friday to request a mail-in absentee poll, however state regulation requires they meet sure standards to do this, like being 65 and older, or having work obligations that stop them from voting in individual.

Early voting will final from Monday, Oct. 21 to Saturday, Nov. 2 with early voting facilities being open from 8:30 a.m. to six p.m.

Completely different South Carolina residents can have completely different ballots relying on the county and district the place they reside. To request a pattern of your poll earlier than heading to the polls, go to SC Votes web site.

You will need to word that early voting facilities may be completely different than the place you vote on Election Day.

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