Vote Absentee and Lock In Your Vote Now

If you think you might be away from home, or are concerned about working on election day, lock in your vote now: vote absentee.

Absentee voting in SC can done by mail, or in person.  Here’s how to do it:

In Person – Visit your county voter registration office , complete an application, and cast your ballot.  You may vote absentee in person up until 5:00 p.m. on the day before the election.

By Mail – This is a three step process:

1. Request an “Absentee Ballot Application” – email your county voter registration office with your registered name, address and date of birth.  Include the address you’d want the application sent to.  Find the county voter registration office here: http://www.scvotes.org/2009/10/15/absentee_voting

2. Absentee Ballot Application – Receive it from your county voter registration office in the mail and send it back. It must be received by 5:00 pm on Friday, October 29.

3. Absentee Ballot – Receive it and send it back with your vote. The county voter registration office must receive it by 7:00 pm on Tuesday, November 2.

After you submit the ballot, check the status of your vote here: https://webprod.cio.sc.gov/SCSECVoterWeb/voterInformationSearch.do

Congratulations, you’re a voter!