Early Voting Period begins Monday, October 24 and ends on Saturday, November 5, From 8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Polls will be closed Sunday, October 30

Early Voting Centers for this Election

County Voter Registration and Elections Office: 301 University Ridge, Suite 1900, Greenville, SC 29601

Convention Center: 1 Exposition Drive, Greenville, SC 29607

Greer Tryon Recreation Center: 226 Oakland Avenue, Greer, SC 29650

Mauldin Senior Center: 203 Corn Road, Greenville, SC 29607

Mt. Pleasant Community Center: 710 S. Fairfield Road, Greenville, SC 29681

Simpsonville Bethlehem Baptist Church: 4 Harrison Bridge Road, Simpsonville, SC 29681

Travelers Rest Council Chambers: 125 Trailblazer Park, Travelers Rest, SC 29690

Any voter can visit an early voting center in their county and vote like they would at their polling place on election day. Voters will be asked to present Photo ID when checking in to vote.

Photo ID

SC Driver's License

Includes standard license and REAL ID

SC Department of Motor Vehicles ID Card

Includes standard ID card and REAL ID

Includes SC Concealed Weapons Permit

SC Voter Registration Card with Photo

Federal Military ID

Includes all Department of Defense Photo IDs and Veterans Affairs Benefits Card

US Passport

Includes US Passport ID Card

Absentee Voting - Who can vote absentee?

Persons with employment obligations which prevent them from voting during early voting hours for the duration of the early voting period, and during the hours the polls are open on election day.

Persons attending a sick or physically disabled person which prevents them from voting during early voting hours for the duration of the early voting period, and during the hours the polls are open on election day.

Persons confined to a jail or pretrial facility pending disposition of arrest or trial which prevents them from voting during early voting hours for the duration of the early voting period, and during the hours the polls are open on election day.

Persons who will be absent from their county of residence during early voting hours for the duration of the early voting period, and during the hours the polls are open on election day.

Persons with physical disabilities.

Persons sixty-five years of age or older.

Members of the Armed Forces and Merchant Marines of the United States, their spouses, and dependents residing with them 

Persons admitted to a hospital as an emergency patient on the day of the election or within a four-day period before the election.

Step 1

Get your application

You can submit your request for an application as early as January 1 of the election year.

Call, visit or send your request by U.S. mail to your county voter registration office.  Greenville County Absentee Department at 864-467-7264, 301 University Ridge Greenville, SC 29601.

You must provide your name, date of birth and last four digits of your Social Security Number.

You will be mailed an application.

Step 2

Complete, sign and return the application

Return the application by U.S. mail or personal delivery to your county voter registration office as soon as possible.

The deadline to return your application is 5:00 p.m. on the 11th day prior to the election.  For this election the deadline is October 28th.

Step 3 

Receive your absentee ballot in the mail

Voters who have applied early will be mailed their absentee ballot approximately 30 days before the election.

Step 4 

Vote and return the ballot 

Return your ballot to your county voter registration office or an early voting center either by mail or personal delivery.

Must present Photo ID when returning the ballot return envelope.

Acceptable Photo IDs:

Driver’s license issued by a state within the United States. Another form of identification containing a photograph issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles or its equivalent by a state within the United States.

Passport. Military identification containing a photograph issued by the federal government.

South Carolina voter registration card containing a photograph of the voter.

Place the ballot in the “ballot here-in” envelope and place the “ballot here-in” envelope in the return envelope.

Be sure to sign the voter’s oath and have your signature witnessed.  Anyone age 18 or older can witness your signature.  A notary is not necessary.

Ballots must be received by the county voter registration office by 7:00 p.m. on election day.  Election Day is November 8th.

Ballots returned by mail should be mailed no later than one week prior to election day to help ensure timely delivery.■