From early voting to polling places, what Beaufort County residents need to know
Following the Beaufort County primary elections in June, the general election is just around the corner.
Early voting for the upcoming general election will take place from Oct. 24 until Nov. 5 this year. Early voting will take place within the hours of 8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. at any of the four Early Voting Centers during the 13 day period, according to Beaufort County Government.
The four Early Voting Centers include:
Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Beaufort County (Main Office), 15 John Galt Road, Beaufort, SC 29902
Bluffton Recreation Center (Satellite Office), 61B Ulmer Road, Bluffton, SC 29910
Hilton Head Government Center, 539 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head Island, SC, 29928
Saint Helena Branch Library,6355 Jonathan Francis Senior Road, Saint Helena Island, SC 29920
Each of the four Early Voting Centers will be open from Monday to Saturday. This excludes Sundays and legal holidays.
If you are not participating in early voting, election day for voters will be held on Nov. 8 from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.
Bluffton residents will have the opportunity to vote in the statewide election for those running in the state races and the county council election if their designated district has a presently participating election. In addition, Hilton Head Island and Beaufort residents will have the opportunity to vote for the same individuals that Bluffton residents do as well as those running in municipal elections.
For further information specific to an individual, voters can find out if they are registered to vote and where their voting precinct is located for the Nov. 8 election by looking up the online voter information request website at https://info.scvotes.sc.gov/eng/voterinquiry/VoterInformationRequest.aspx?PageMode=VoterInfo. Directions to get to your designated voting precinct and ability to view a sample ballot is also available on the site.
For any additional voting questions, voters may email the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Beaufort County at Vote.Beaufort@Elections.SC.Gov.
This story was originally published October 20, 2022 at 9:46 AM.
