Voter Registration and Elections

The Edgefield County Voter Registration and Elections Office processes and updates all information related for our voters. The County’s files are part of an internal interactive statewide computerized voter registration database. This database serves as one source for selection of jurors in the city and county; it further provides the information used for all elections.

The department trains all election personnel, provides election materials, and performs all technical functions on the electronic voting machines for Edgefield County elections. These elections include federal, state, county-wide offices, school district trustees, municipal and special elections. The department educates the public about the election process and encourages the public to participate in all elections.

We also coordinate the activities of the County Board of Voter Registration and Election Commission members. Our office is dedicated to the principle and the importance of each citizen’s right to register, and once registered, their right to vote in a fair and unbiased process.

Edgefield County Voters

Attention Edgefield County voters: 

Absentee Voting is available at 210 Penn Street Suite 1 Edgefield, SC 29824 on;

May 31, 2022 -June 10, 2022

8:30 am – 5:00 pm Monday – Friday

We are receiving absentee ballot application request by mail, online, and by phone.  We encourage ALL who qualify for Early Voting to use the by mail process for obtaining your ballot.  Anyone with questions can contract the office at 803-637-4072

When requesting your absentee please include the following information along with your request:

Name

Physical Address

Absentee Application Address

Birth Date

Voter Registration Number

Political Party you would like to vote in:  Democratic or Republican for Primary

Persons qualified to vote by Early Voting ballot:

• Members of the Armed Forces or Merchant Marine serving outside their county of residence and their spouses and dependents residing with them (click here for additional information)
• Persons serving with the American Red Cross or with the United Service Organizations (USO) who are attached to and serving with the Armed Forces outside their county of residence and their spouses and dependents residing with them
• Overseas Citizens (click here for additional information)
• Persons who are physically disabled (includes illnesses and injuries)
• Students attending school outside their county of residence and their spouses and dependents residing with them
• Persons who for reasons of employment will not be able to vote on election day
• Government employees serving outside their county of residence on Election Day and their spouses and dependents residing with them
• Persons who plan to be on vacation outside their county of residence on Election Day
• Persons serving as a juror in state or federal court on Election Day
• Persons admitted to the hospital as emergency patients on Election Day or within a four-day period before the election
• Persons with a death or funeral in the family within three days before the election
• Persons confined to a jail or pre-trial facility pending disposition of arrest or trial
• Persons attending sick or physically disabled persons
• Certified poll watchers, poll managers, and county election officials working on Election Day
• Persons sixty-five years of age or older
• Persons who for religious reasons do not want to vote on a Saturday (Presidential Primaries Only)

  Thank you in advance.

Sample Ballot

Voting Precinct Location Change

Brunson Precinct Change

The Voter Registration and Election Commission have found it necessary to relocate the Brunson Polling Precinct to the China Grove Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 507 N Martintown Road, Edgefield, SC 29824.  The voting precinct was moved to better accommodate voters.

New voter registration cards were mailed to all Brunson voters informing the voters of the change.  The new voter registration cards will list the new polling location information.  If additional information is needed, please feel free to contact the Voter Registration Office at 803-637-4072.

You May Register to Vote at the following locations:

• The Edgefield Voter Registration Office, 210 Penn Street, Suite 1, Edgefield, SC 29824.
• Department of Motor Vehicles
• Department of Social Services
• Department of Public Health
• A mail form can be obtained at the following link: Click here.
• You may also call the Voter Registration Office at 803-637-4072 and we will mail you the proper form.

You can register at any time. You must be registered at least thirty (30) days prior to any election in order to vote in that election. Mail applications must be postmarked at least thirty (30) days prior to an election to qualify to vote in that election.

Once a person has registered to vote, they do not have to re-register. However, if you fail to vote in two (2) general election cycles, the state may make your registration inactive.

Should you lose, misplace, or accidentally destroy your voter registration card, a duplicate card is available upon request at no charge.

Handicapped Voters

Assistance  in marking a ballot is allowed, if the voter is blind, illiterate, physically handicapped, or because of age. If you need assistance, you may choose anyone, except an employer, an agent of an employer, or an officer or agent of your union.

If your precinct is not handicapped accessible, you may vote curbside at your precinct. This service is available for voters who cannot stand in line because of a disability.

You may also vote by absentee ballot

Failsafe Voting

Failsafe voting is a terminology used when a voter has moved and not changed their address with the Voter Registration Office.

Failsafe voting can be conducted in two different ways.

During major elections, the voter can fill out a change of address form, at their old precinct, and vote a limited federal, statewide, and countywide ballot only.

If the voter would prefer to vote a full ballot, it will be necessary to come to our office, so we can change your address and establish your new election districts.

There are special failsafe regulations for each type of election that may exclude you from voting failsafe at the precinct.

FAILSAFE VOTING IS ALLOWED AT OUR OFFICE FOR ALL ELECTIONS UNTIL 7:00 PM ON THE DAY OF THE ELECTION

Elected Offices in Edgefield County

In addition to Federal and State elections, the County conducts/oversees elections for the following:

• Senate -4 year terms-Nov.-even years
• House of Representatives- -2 year terms-Nov.-even years
• Solicitor-4 year term-Nov. even years
• Probate Judge-4 year term-Nov.-even years
• Sheriff-4 year terms-Nov.-even years
• Clerk of Court-4 year term-even years
• Coroner-4 year term-Nov.-even years
• Edgefield County Council -5 districts -2 year terms-. even years
• Edgefield Mayor & City Council
• Edgefield County School Board Commissioners 7 districts-2 year staggered terms-Nov. even years.
• Treasurer 4 year term-Nov. even years
• Auditor 4 year term-Nov. even years
• Johnston Mayor & City Council
• Trenton Mayor & City Council
• Soil and Water Commissioner-petition
• Watershed Directors

ELECTION INFORMATION

Your precinct and the location are listed on your voter registration card. If you lose your card, call us and we can tell you what precinct you are assigned to.

The polls are open from 7AM to 7PM on Election Day.

Voters must present one of the following forms of identification in order to vote:

– Edgefield SC issued voter registration card
– Valid South Carolina driver’s license (correct address)
– Picture identification card issued by the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, (DMV).

Other Related Items:

Photo ID Requirements

SC Votes Website