More Than 2.4 Million South Carolinians Eligible to Vote in Primary

COLUMBIA, SC—More than 2.4 million South Carolinians will be eligible to vote in the Democratic and Republican Primaries on June 13. The number of registered voters in the state has increased by approximately 250,000 since June 2004—a 4% increase.

ELECTION	REGISTERED	VOTED
June 2006 Primary	2,408,258	N/A
November 2004 General Election	2,315,182	1,631,148 (70.5%)
June 2004 Primary	2,157,442	542,119 (25.1%)
November 2002 General Election	2,047,368	1,116,936 (54.6%)
June 2002 Primary	2,005,671	499,290 (24.9%)
November 2000 General Election	2,266,199	1,433,533 (63.3 %)
June 2000 Primary	2,096,679	392,719 (18.7%)

As of the afternoon of Friday, June 9, more than 27,000 absentee ballots had been issued, and nearly 25,000 had been returned.

2006 Primary Absentee Ballot Statistics as of 2:30 p.m. Friday, June 9
Absentee Ballots Requested	27,325
Absentee Ballots Issued	27,281
Absentee Ballots Returned	24,910

There is still time for eligible voters to vote absentee. Eligible voters may vote absentee in person at their county voter registration office up until 5:00 p.m. on Monday, June 12. For all voters who have already requested absentee ballots via mail, those ballots must arrive back at the voter registration office my 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 13. Polling places will open at 7:00 a.m. on June 13 and remain open until 7:00 p.m. Those waiting in line at 7:00 p.m. will still be allowed to vote.

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