Voter Registration Deadlines Looming for General Election
Greg Wilson/Anderson Observer
The deadline for the Nov. 5 General Elections is upon us.
The in-person deadline to register at the Anderson County Board of Voter Registration and Elections Office at 301 North Main Street in Anderson is Friday at 5 p.m.
To register online, or see a sample of your ballot, visit SCVotes.gov.
Download voter registration form or register here.
To sign up via email attachment (must be received by October 14th before midnight) to acvote@andersoncountysc.org
By fax (must be received by October 6th before midnight)to 864-260-4203
By mail (must be postmarked by October 14th). Anderson County Board of Voter Registration and Elections Office/301 North Main Street/Anderson, SC
A valid S.C. Driver’s License or Department of Motor Vehicles ID are reqired. Those who have moved must first update their new residence address with the DMV.
Eligible voters must:
Be a United States citizen, at least eighteen years old on or before the next election
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.
This year’s election includes a countywide referendum asking voters to approve a penny sales tax to repair the county’s roads and bridges. Anderson County is the only county in South Carolina without an economic engine of some sort to fund roads/bridge repairs and maintenance. With 1,550 miles of county-owned roads, currently more than one third of these roads are in poor or failing condition. More than a third of the county’s bridges cannot be used by fire trucks and school buses. The penny tax would generate approximately $350 million over seven years – with $127 million of that coming from visitors to the county. After seven years the tax would end unless voters approve another referendum (more details here).
In addition to the referendum and national and state races, local non-partisan elections will be included in this election. Here are the candidates in those races. The Anderson Observer will have more details and interviews with these candidates as part of the October election coverage.
Soil and Water District Commission Jay P Copelan
Anderson School District Trustees:
District 1:
Area 6, Brenda Sims Ellison
Area 3, Moochie Merritt
Area 3, John Neel
Area 2, Mike Wilson
Dist. 2:
Area 5, Phillip S. Ashley
Area 6, DuPre Keys
Area 2, Mason Gary
Dist. 3:
Area 2, Tripp Bouknight
Area 2, Mike Callahan
Area 3, Justin Burdette
Area 3, Danny Owens
Dist. 4:
Area 1, Scott E. Davis
Area 1, Waylon H. Priester
Area 3, Charles V. Privette III
Dist. 5
Area 1, Troy L. Haguewood
Area 1, Julie Usherwood
Area 3, Eddie Mattison
Area 3, Tommy Price
Area 4, Paul V. Zugg
Area 7, Tripp Dukes
Area 7, John P. Griffith
At Large, Kristy Harrell Huskey
At Large, Ernest E. Mackins
At Large, Andy Patrick
At Large, Bill Thompson
Anderson County Board of Education:
Dist. 2, Michael S. Upton
Dist. 7, W. Mark Williamson
Dist. 8, Vaughn Parfitt
Dist. 9, David Blanding
Water Conservation Districts:
Brushy Creek, Eric McConnell
Brushy Creek, Carter Vest
Three & Twenty, J. Mark Bishop
Three & Twenty: Joseph Chad Langston
Fire District Commissioners:
Piedmont, Beth Owen Dickson
Piedmont, Jackson P. Lollis
Piedmont, Ruby Rhodes
Piedmont, Charlene E. Spelts
Piedmont, Tracy Stephens
Public Service District, Homeland Park Water & Sewer
Jackie Harrell, Larry E. Harrell, Jerry Richey, James Jimmy Smith, Dakota Wicker.