Charleston County Provides Info on June Primaries

The Charleston County Board of Elections and Voter Registration is encouraging Charleston County residents to be ready to vote by checking their polling location for the June Primary Election taking place on Tuesday, June 14th. The new redistricting maps impacted some residents’ districts and polling locations, so it is important to double-check where you are supposed to vote.

The Board of Elections says they mailed out postcards that should arrive this week with details on the new voting districts and polling locations.

“There were a lot of changes with redistricting, and it is critical that registered voters check their new district information,” said Board of Elections and Voter Registration Director Isaac Cramer. Citizens can also check this information and view a sample ballot on scvotes.gov.

Important dates regarding the June 14th Primary:

• May 13th: Deadline to register to vote in-person
• May 15th: Deadline to register to vote online
• May 16th: Deadline to postmark mail-in voter registration
• May 16th: In-person absentee voting begins

Citizens who qualify for absentee voting can vote from 8:30 am to 5 pm at the Board of Elections Headquarters (4367 Headquarters Rd., North Charleston) from May 16th until June 13th. Qualifications for absentee voting can be found here: https://www.charlestoncounty.org/departments/bevr/absentee-voting.php.

Charleston County’s Satellite Voting Unit (SVU) will also be available for absentee voting for those who qualify at the following locations from 9 am to 2 pm:

• June 1st – Otranto Library: 2261 Otranto Rd., North Charleston
• June 3rd – Wando Library: 1400 Carolina Park Blvd., Mt. Pleasant
• June 6th – James Island Baxter Patrick Library: 1858 S. Grimball Rd., Charleston
• June 8th – John’s Island Library: 3531 Maybank Hwy., Johns Island
• June 10th – St. Paul’s Hollywood Library: 5130 SC-165, Hollywood

Eligible voters do not need to register for a party to vote in a primary, but can only vote in one primary or the other – not both. Residents can chat with a Board of Elections staff member for questions about absentee voting, change of address, or how to find your polling location at https://www.charlestoncounty.org/departments/bevr/index.php.

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