Tuesday Final Day to Register to Vote for November Elections
Monday, October 15, 2018 at 6:20AM
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Tomorrow is the final day to register to vote in the upcoming midterm elections in November.

Anderson County has seen an uptick in voter registration for this year's election, and there's still time to sign In Anderson voter registrations are up by 2,800, a 51 percent increase from 2014. Meanwhile the state saw the voter rolls swell to more than 3 million early this year.

South Carolina residents were given an extra 10 days to register to vote this due to the impact of Hurricane Florence in some parts of the state.

You can vote at the Anderson County Office of Voter Resistration and Elections office at 301 N. Main St., Anderson. Or you can register at scvotes.org.

Eligible voters must:

  • Be a United States citizen -be at least eighteen years old on or before the next electio
  • Be a resident of South Carolina, this county and precinct
  • Not be under a court order declaring you mentally incompetent
  • Not be confined in any public prison resulting from a conviction of a crime
  • Have never been convicted of a felony or offense against the election laws OR if previously convicted, have served the entire sentence, including probation or parole, or have received a pardon for the conviction. 

There is no length of residency requirement in South Carolina in order to register to vote.

Registered voters can check their registration information at scvotes.org When checking your voter registration information, you must provide your name, county and date of birth as it appears on your voter registration card in order to view your information.

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