Aiken County Primary Elections June 9

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA    Aiken

The Republican and Democratic parties will hold primaries on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. There will be no Democratic Party Primary in Aiken County as there is no opposition for the Democratic Party nomination for offices in the county. Any necessary runoffs will be held on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Any person wishing to vote in the primaries and runoffs must register no later than Sunday, May 10, 2020. Voter registration by mail forms will be accepted if postmarked by Monday, May 11, 2020. Beginning Monday, May 11, the county voter registration and elections office will be open for in-person absentee voting during regular business hours and on Saturday, June 6, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Voters will be asked to provide one of the following Photo IDs at their polling place:

  • S.C. Driver's License

  • ID Card issued by S.C. Department of Motor Vehicles

  • S.C. Voter Registration Card with Photo

  • Federal Military ID

  • U.S. Passport

If you have one of these IDs, you are ready to vote. Voters should remember to bring one of these IDs with them to the polling place. Voters without Photo ID can get one free of charge from the Department of Motor Vehicles or their county voter registration office. Voters who encounter an obstacle to getting a Photo ID should bring their paper voter registration card without a photo to their polling place. These voters can then sign an affidavit swearing to their identity and to their obstacle to obtaining a Photo ID and vote a provisional ballot. This ballot will count unless the county board of voter registration and elections has grounds to believe the affidavit is false. For more information on Photo ID, visit scVOTES.org or contact your county board of voter registration and elections.

Wagener voting will take place at the Wagener Volunteer Fire Dept. Those outside of the town limits, check your precinct. Precinct Information.

At 9:00 a.m. on June 9, the County Board of Voter Registration and Elections will begin its examination of the absentee ballot return envelopes at Aiken County Government Center, Voter Registrationand Elections Commission, 1930 University Pkwy ,Suite 1200, Aiken, SC, 29801 803.642.2028

At 8:45amon June 11, the County Board of Canvassers will hold a hearing to determine the validity of all provisional ballots cast in this election. This hearing will be held at Aiken County Government Center, Voter Registration and Elections Commission. 1930 University Pkwy, Suite 1036, Aiken, SC, 29801, 803.642.2028