News & Press Releases

Category: Press Release

April 1, 2025

Hand-Count Audit Notice for House District 50 Primary Election

On Tuesday, April 1, 2025, a special primary election was held for House District 50, impacting three counties: Kershaw, Lee, Sumter. This election impacted voters in 7 […]

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March 25, 2025

Hand-Count Audit Notice for House District 113 Special Election

March 25, 2025 Today, one state-level election was held: House District 113 Special Election. This election impacted voters in 23 Charleston County precincts. There was only one […]

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March 20, 2025

South Carolina State Election Commission’s Brian Leach Published in Academic Journal on Voter Error Detection

COLUMBIA, SC (March 20, 2025) – The South Carolina State Election Commission (SEC) is proud to announce that Brian Leach, the Information Technology Manager for the SEC, […]

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March 10, 2025

New Survey Shows Strong Voter Confidence in South Carolina Elections

Columbia, SC (March 10, 2025)– The South Carolina State Election Commission (SEC) has released findings from its latest voter survey conducted after the November 2024 General Election. […]

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February 20, 2025

South Carolina State Election Commission Recognized with 2024 South Carolina Notable State Documents Award

COLUMBIA, SC (February 21, 2025) – The South Carolina State Election Commission (SEC) is proud to announce that its 2024 Poll Managers Handbook has been selected as […]

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January 21, 2025

Hand-Count Audit Notice for State House District 113 Primary

On January 21, 2025, one state-level election was held: House District 113 Special Primary. This election impacted voters in 23 Charleston County precincts. There was only one […]

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December 6, 2024

SEC Letter Regarding Protest for State Senate 29

Howie Knapp, Executive Director of the State Election Commission (SEC), provided the attached letter to update the Senate regarding the withdrawal of the protest challenging the 2024 […]

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November 7, 2024

South Carolina State Election Commission Celebrates Record Turnout and Successful Election Day

COLUMBIA, SC (November 7, 2024) – The South Carolina State Election Commission (SEC) is pleased to announce the overwhelming success of the 2024 General Election and extends […]

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November 4, 2024

South Carolinians Set New Records with Historic Pre-Election Day Turnout

COLUMBIA, SC (November 4, 2024) – South Carolina has wrapped up its early voting period and the State Election Commission (SEC) is reporting that there have been […]

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October 28, 2024

Over 735,000 Turn Out in the First Week of Early Voting

COLUMBIA, SC (October 28, 2024) – South Carolina voters are making their voices heard in record numbers through the first week of the early voting period. So […]

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