Early voting starts Monday. Here’s where Rock Hill area voters can cast their ballots
Voters in York, Lancaster and Chester counties can start early voting this week in South Carolina’s 2022 midterm elections.
In May, S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster signed a bill that established early voting in time for the June statewide primaries.
A handful of races were decided in the primaries, but voters will now need to determine contests for governor, state superintendent, Congress, S.C. House seats, and several local school board and county council seats.
During a roughly two-week period, South Carolina voters can cast ballots ahead of the Nov. 8 Election Day. Between Oct. 24 and Nov. 5, any voter can visit an early voting location in their county and cast a ballot.
Early voting will be available Monday through Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at local county voter registration offices. York County’s is at 6 South Congress Street in York. Lancaster County’s is at 101 North Main Street in Lancaster. Chester County’s is at 109 Ella Street in Chester.
All three counties have additional early voting sites.
York County:
▪ Rock Hill Operations Center, 757 Anderson Road in Rock Hill
▪ Fort Mill Community Center, 1011 Talbot Drive in Fort Mill
Lancaster County:
▪ Del Webb Library, 7641 Charlotte Highway in Indian Land
▪ Heath Springs Senior Center, 5353 Kershaw Camden Highway in Heath Springs
Chester County:
▪ Richburg Town Hall, 201 North Main Street in Richburg
South Carolina also offers absentee ballots by mail to residents who are unable to vote in person. However, voters can no longer request an absentee voting application online or by email. South Carolinians can request an application from their local county voter registration offices by phone, in person or by mail.
The deadline to return a completed absentee application is Oct. 28 at 5 p.m. Absentee ballots must be returned to local county voter registration offices by 7 p.m. on Election Day.
And for those who want to cast a ballot on Election Day, polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voters can find their polling locations online at scvotes.gov.
