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May 23, 2023
South Carolina Recognized for Excellence in Election Administration
Two of 24 Programs Honored by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission for Innovation, Sustainability, Replicability COLUMBIA, S.C. (May 23, 2022) – Today, the S.C. State Election Commission (SEC) […]
Read MoreMarch 3, 2023
South Carolina State Election Commission’s Executive Director Receives Confirmation
COLUMBIA, S.C. (March 3, 2023) — South Carolina State Election Commission (“SEC”) Executive Director, Howard Knapp, has been confirmed by the South Carolina Senate. On March 2, […]
Read MoreNovember 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, […]
Read MoreNovember 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 […]
Read MoreOctober 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 […]
Read MoreOctober 20, 2022
Vote Early in the 2022 General Election
COLUMBIA, SC (October 20, 2022) – The State Election Commission is reminding voters that they don’t need to wait until November to vote in the upcoming Statewide […]
Read MoreOctober 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 […]
Read MoreAugust 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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