South Carolina Election Results 2026: Voting has ended

When voting in person in South Carolina you are asked to show one current and valid Photo ID: a SC driver's license (standard or REAL ID), a SC DMV ID card (including a SC concealed weapons permit), a SC voter registration card with photo, a federal military ID (Department of Defense IDs and the VA benefits card), or a U.S. passport or passport card. A voter who could not obtain a Photo ID may show a current non-photo voter registration card, sign an affidavit stating the reasonable impediment, and cast a provisional ballot, which is counted unless the county board has reason to believe the affidavit is false. Free photo voter registration cards are issued at county voter registration offices.

To register to vote in South Carolina you must be a United States citizen, be at least eighteen years old on or before the next election, be a resident of South Carolina in the county and precinct where you are registering, not be under a court order declaring you mentally incompetent, not be confined in any public prison resulting from a conviction, and never have been convicted of a felony or election-law offense unless you served your entire sentence or were pardoned. Citizens who will turn 18 before the next general election may register beginning 120 days before the books close for a preceding primary. You must be registered at least 30 days before an election.

In South Carolina you cannot register or vote while confined in any public prison resulting from a conviction of a crime, and a person convicted of a felony or an offense against the election laws is not eligible until the entire sentence has been served or a pardon has been received. The Election Commission states that service of sentence includes completion of any prison or jail time, probation and parole, so people still on probation or parole for a felony cannot vote; after completing the sentence they must register again.