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Category: Press Release

November 17, 2022

SEC Certifies Successful 2022 General Election

COLUMBIA, S.C. (November 17, 2022) – The South Carolina State Election Commission met today and certified the results of the 2022 General Election.  The election ran smoothly, […]

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November 3, 2022

South Carolinians Vote Early in Record Numbers

COLUMBIA, SC (November 3, 2022) – The record for most voters voting early in one day was broken again with almost 50,000 ballots cast at early voting […]

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October 24, 2022

40,000 South Carolinians Vote Early on First Day

COLUMBIA, SC (October 24, 2022) – As of late this afternoon approximately 40,000 people had already voted early, nearly doubling the previous one-day record for early voting set […]

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October 6, 2022

Time Running Out to Get Registered for Statewide General Election

Don’t wait, make sure you are registered today. COLUMBIA, S.C. (October 6, 2022) – The deadline to register to vote in the 2022 Statewide General Election is this […]

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September 20, 2022

September 20 is National Voter Registration Day

COLUMBIA, S.C. (September 20, 2022) – Today is National Voter Registration Day and the State Election Commission is asking all voters in South Carolina to celebrate by […]

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September 1, 2022

National Voter Registration Month

COLUMBIA, SC (September 1, 2022) – September is National Voter Registration Month and the South Carolina State Election Commission, along with election officials across the country, are encouraging […]

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August 15, 2022

2022 Constitutional Amendment Questions

The following Constitutional Amendment Questions will appear on ballots in the November 8, 2022 General Election. Please read over these questions so you will be familiar with […]

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July 22, 2022

SC Election Commission Reports Successful 2022 Primaries and Runoffs

First election in South Carolina to take place with early voting. COLUMBIA, S.C. (July 22, 2022) – The June Primaries and Runoffs gave South Carolinians the opportunity to […]

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June 13, 2022

South Carolina Closes First Ever Early Voting Period

New Process Successful as Over One Hundred Thousand Voted Early COLUMBIA, SC (June 13, 2022) – At the close of the early voting period on Friday, June 10, […]

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June 6, 2022

Primary Early Voting Ends, Election Day Voting Set to Open June 14

COLUMBIA, SC (June 10, 2022) – With the early voting period ending today, the S.C. Election Commission wants to share important reminders about voting on Election Day.  Through Thursday, […]

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