2.5 Million Registered to Vote; Absentee Turnout Average
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-November 1, 2006
Contact: Chris Whitmire
Phone: (803) 734-9070
E-mail: cwhitmire@elections.sc.gov
2.5 Million Registered to Vote; Absentee Turnout Average
COLUMBIA, SC-Nearly 2.5 million South Carolinians will be eligible to vote in the November 7, 2006, General Election. That number has increased by approximately 140,000 since the 2004 General Election.
|
ELECTION |
REGISTERED |
VOTED |
|
2006 General Election |
2,454,963 |
----------- |
|
2004 General Election |
2,315,182 |
1,631,148 (70.5%) |
|
2002 General Election |
2,047,368 |
1,116,936 (54.6%) |
|
2000 General Election |
2,266,199 |
1,433,533 (63.3 %) |
|
1998 General Election |
2,021,763 |
1,098,484 (54.3%) |
Election officials in voter registration offices throughout the state describe absentee voter turnout as average. An informal poll of eight counties of differing sizes and geographical locations shows the number of absentee ballots issued as of noon today to be consistent with the number issued for the last gubernatorial election in 2002. However, absentee voting is light compared to the 2004, a presidential election year.
|
County |
Absentee Ballots Issued as of 12:00 p.m., November 1* |
Absentee Ballots Issued- 2004 |
Absentee Ballots Issued- 2002 |
|
Allendale |
387 |
433 |
118 |
|
Charleston |
7,200 |
13,241 |
7,293 |
|
Chesterfield |
328 |
671 |
264 |
|
Florence |
1,133 |
3,676 |
1,544 |
|
Greenville |
3,864 |
13,505 |
6,239 |
|
Oconee |
2,050 |
4,329 |
1,879 |
|
Richland |
6,158 |
15,246 |
8,343 |
|
Williamsburg |
388 |
934 |
372 |
*Absentee Ballots may be cast up until 5:00 p.m., November 6.
There is still time for eligible voters to cast an absentee ballot. The deadline for voter registration offices to receive absentee ballot applications by mail is 5:00 p.m., Friday, November 3. Voters may cast absentee ballots in-person at their county voter registration offices up until 5:00 p.m., Monday, November 6. The deadline for all absentee ballots to be returned to voter registration offices is 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 7. Polling places will open at 7:00 a.m. on November 7 and will close at 7:00 p.m. Those waiting in line at 7:00 p.m. will be allowed to vote.
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