The 2024 presidential cycle is getting all the attention.
But, this year, South Carolina voters will also decide on Nov. 5 who represents them at the local level and on the school board, in the Statehouse — all 170 legislative seats are up for reelection — and in Washington, D.C.
On the presidential ticket, voters will see seven political parties:
- Randall Terry and Stephen Broden (Constitution)
- Cornel West and Melina Abdulla (United Citizens)
- Jill Stein and Rudolph Butch Ware (Green)
- Donald Trump and JD Vance (Republican)
- Chase Oliver and Mike ter Maat (Libertarian)
- Kamala Harris and Tim Walz (Democratic)
- Claudia De la Cruz and Karina Garcia (Workers)
Candidates have until 5 p.m. Friday to get their name removed from the ballot.
(The deadline to mail absentee ballots to military and overseas voters is Sept. 21.)
The ballot also includes a question asking voters whether they support changing the state Constitution to say:
Must Section 4, Article II of the Constitution of this State, relating to voter qualifications, be amended so as to provide that only a citizen of the United States and of this State of the age of eighteen and upwards who is properly registered is entitled to vote as provided by law?
- Yes, In Favor of the Question
- No, Opposed to the Question
Sample ballots can now be found online at scvotes.gov.
Important dates to remember, according to the State Election Commission:
- Oct. 4: Deadline to register to vote in person
- Oct. 6: Deadline to register to vote online or by fax or email
- Oct. 7: Deadline to register to vote by mail (must be postmarked by date)
- Oct. 21: Two-week period of early voting starts
- Oct. 25: Deadline to apply for an absentee ballot
- Nov. 2: Deadline to vote early in person
- Nov. 3: County offices can start opening absentee mail envelops and removing secrecy envelopes
