South Carolina – Election Resources

Primary Results – June 10, 2008

• US Senate, US House, State Senate, State House
• Primary results by county - This option includes local offices - Select "All" under Vote Type, then select desired county and press "Refresh" - Scroll down to see results

2008 Candidate Websites

• Presidential primaries - candidates, results
  Remaining Candidates:
  –  Bob Barr - Libertarian
  –  John McCain - Republican | South Carolina Headquarters
  –  Ralph Nader - Independent
  –  Barack Obama - Democrat | South Carolina Headquarters
  
• US Congressional offices
  
• State House of Representatives
• State Senate
• State Solicitor offices
• County, school board offices
• City offices

How to Find Your SC Precinct, Polling Place

• Look up your precinct, polling location, voting districts
  1.  Do NOT enter your street number.
  2.  Do NOT enter an abbreviation such as Rd, St, or Ave.
  3.  Use slashes in birth date and 4-character year.
  4.  Click Get driving directions to the Precinct in upper right corner for directions, map.
  
  
• Curbside voting - for people who are physically handicapped or age 65+
  

How to Vote in South Carolina

• Touchscreen voting machines - step-by-step online demo
  –  Cómo votar - en espanol
  
  
• Absentee voting
  –  Voters can begin applying as early as January 1 to vote absentee for any election held during that same year.
  –  Deadlines for absentee voting
  
  
• Everything you need to know to register to vote in SC
  –  Voter registration form - print and mail - Adobe Reader
  
  
• County Boards of Voter Registration
  –  County voter registration and election officials
  
  
• Help Manage the Polls in Your Area!

SC Political Parties, Organizations, Opinions

• Local - by county
• Statewide - includes links to national parties
• SC political blogs, commentary
• SC political news

Related SC Election Resources

• South Carolina State Election Commission - voter info, election results, more
  
• South Carolina State Ethics Commission - campaign finance disclosures, lobbying disclosure
  
• Ready to Vote - educational site for young adults in SC
  
• South Carolina Association of Registration & Election Officials - SCARE
  
• SCElectsWomen.com - SC ranks last in the US for women elected to public office - website features profiles of current women candidates in our state - presented by the Southeastern Institute for Women in Politics
  
• Election statistics - voter registration, election returns
  

Related US Election Resources

• Federal Election Commission
• Follow the Money - data on money contributed to candidates
• The Green Papers - frequently updated info on political races
• OpenSecrets.org - enter zip code for list of political donations in area
  
• PoliticsOnline - fund-raising and Internet tools for politics
• Project Vote Smart - research candidates and issues

Previous SC Elections

• 2006 - campaign websites
  –  Final 2006 SC election results
• 2004 - campaign websites
  –  Final 2004 SC election results
• 2002 - campaign websites
  –  Final 2002 SC election results
• 2000 - campaign websites
  –  Final 2000 SC election results
• 1998 - campaign websites
  –  Final 1998 SC election results