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If the problem is that you don’t feel like you know enough about the candidates to cast an informed ballot (and you really shouldn’t vote if you don’t), the League of Women Voters of South Carolina can help. LWVSC and its local affiliates are in their fifth year of participating in the national league’s Vote411 candidate guide, available at vote411.org, to provide basic voter information about our elections.

The site will also show you your ballot, your polling place and other election basics, but its main role is to provide information about the candidates.

The Post & Courier

Columbia, May 18, 2022- Early voting for the upcoming primaries kicks off May 31 across South Carolina under a new law celebrated by leaders in both parties as making it easier to cast a ballot while assuring it’s counted correctly. The law also requires post-election audits to ensure results spit out by a machine match voters’ intention. It’s a provision applauded by the League of Women Voters.

One of the changes that’s brought concern from voting rights activists is a new limitation on the number of absentee ballots that someone can return in person to their county office. Under the law, a voter can hand-deliver their own and up to five others. Teague said that could complicate efforts to ensure people in nursing homes, assisted-living centers and other congregate settings get to vote.

For many elected offices, the primary election is the most important election. Because so many seats are “safe” for one political party, the general election is often a sure bet for that party. Voting in the primary election is often your best opportunity to have a say in who represents you.

Results of the June 28 SC Primary Runoff will decide your choices for SC State Superintendent of Education and US Senator in November. Get#VoteReady at VOTE.411, your one-stop-shop for nonpartisan voting and election info.

For many elected offices, the primary election is the most important election. Because so many seats are “safe” for one political party, the general election is often a sure bet for that party. Voting in the primary election is often your best opportunity to have a say in who represents you.

Get#VoteReady for June 14, Charleston area!