Ways to Vote

Ways to Vote

Early In-Person Voting

Monday, October 24  - Saturday, November 5, 8:30am - 6:00pm
Closed Sunday, October 30
Bring photo ID (See photo ID requirements.)

Early voting locations:

Aiken County
County Voter Registration and Elections Office: 1930 University Parkway, Suite 1200, Aiken, SC 29801
North Augusta Public Safety: 501 W Five Notch Road, North Augusta, SC 29860

Lexington County
Lexington County Registration and Elections: 605 W. Main St., Room 130, Lexington, SC 29072
Midlands Technical College (Batesburg-Leesville Campus): 423 College Street, Batesburg-Leesville, SC 29070
Midlands Technical College (Harbison Campus): 7300 College Street, Irmo, SC 29063
Pelion Community Center: 206 Pine Street, Pelion, SC 29123
West Columbia Community Center: 754 B. Avenue, West Columbia, SC 29169

Richland County

County Voter Registration and Elections Office: 2020 Hampton Street, Columbia, SC 29204
Institute of Innovation (R2i2): 763 Fashion Drive, Columbia, SC 29229
Ballentine Community Center: 1053 Bird Road, Irmo, SC 29063
Hopkins Park Adult Activity Center: 150 Hopkins Park, Hopkins, SC 29061
Parklane Adult Activity Center: 7494 Parklane Road, Columbia, SC 29223

Absentee Voting (by mail only)

You must qualify to vote absentee.  The following are possible reasons:

  • Persons with employment obligations which prevent them from voting during early voting hours for the duration of the early voting period, and during the hours the polls are open on election day.
  • Persons attending a sick or physically disabled person which prevents them from voting during early voting hours for the duration of the early voting period, and during the hours the polls are open on election day.
  • Persons confined to a jail or pretrial facility pending disposition of arrest or trial which prevents them from voting during early voting hours for the duration of the early voting period, and during the hours the polls are open on election day.
  • Persons who will be absent from their county of residence during early voting hours for the duration of the early voting period, and during the hours the polls are open on election day.
  • Persons with physical disabilities.
  • Persons sixty-five years of age or older.
  • Members of the Armed Forces and Merchant Marines of the United States, their spouses, and dependents residing with them.
  • Persons admitted to a hospital as an emergency patient on the day of the election or within a four-day period before the election.

An application must be submitted to get an absentee ballot.  You can request an absentee ballot through your county election office.  The deadline to submit an application is 11 days before the election.

Vote and return your ballot to your county elections office by mail or in person no later than 7:00 p.m. on Election Day (Nov. 8) or in person at an early voting center during early voting hours.

In Person at your Polling Location on Election Day

Polling locations are open from 7am - 7pm.
Bring your photo ID (or voter registration card if you do not have photo ID)

To check your voter registration status, determine your polling location, obtain a sample ballot, or find non-partisan candidate information, go to Vote411.org.