Bonneau, South Carolina Public Records

Registration must be completed 30 days before any election, and applicants need to supply a South Carolina driver's license or ID card number, or the last four digits of their Social Security number. Those registering for the first time may be asked to show proof of residency. The town conducts municipal elections for its mayor and council seats. The mayor's term runs four years, while council members serve staggered four-year terms as well. These elections typically occur in November of even-numbered years, though exact dates depend on when terms expire. Information about candidates, ballot questions, and procedures can be obtained from Bonneau Town Hall at (843) 825-3628 or through the Berkeley County Elections Office. Local voters also participate in Berkeley County Council races, South Carolina legislative contests for the State Senate and House of Representatives, statewide offices, and federal elections. Finding your assigned polling location is straightforward - visit scVOTES.gov and use the "Where Do I Vote?" search tool, which requires entering your name and date of birth or residential address. Polling sites are determined by precinct lines and are usually located at community centers, schools, or government facilities. The county recorded approximately 115,000 votes in the presidential contest. South Carolina doesn't have a U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Bonneau voters are published by the South Carolina State Election Commission (https://scvotes.gov/). However, the ballot will include the Governor of South Carolina (four-year term), Lieutenant Governor, additional statewide constitutional offices, all South Carolina House of Representatives seats (two-year terms), half the State Senate seats (four-year staggered terms), and Berkeley County Council positions depending on district schedules. Bonneau voters will also weigh in on their municipal elections for mayor and town council. Candidate filing details become available in early 2026. South Carolina permits absentee voting by mail for those meeting certain criteria: being 65 or older, having a physical disability, being absent from the county on election day, having a work schedule that prevents voting, serving as an official poll watcher or manager, conducting government business, being hospitalized, experiencing a family member's death, or serving in active military duty. Absentee ballot applications can be downloaded from scVOTES.gov or requested from the Berkeley County Elections Office, and must arrive by 5:00 PM the Friday before the election. The state also provides early in-person voting (termed "in-person absentee voting") starting roughly two weeks before election day at the Berkeley County Elections Office and designated satellite sites. Election records available to the public in South Carolina include voter registration rolls (purchasable by campaigns and approved organizations), campaign finance reports (filed with the State Ethics Commission at ethics.sc.gov), candidate filing paperwork, precinct-level results, and absentee ballot statistics. Individual voter history, showing which elections someone participated in, though not how they voted, is also accessible. The South Carolina Election Commission posts election results at scVOTES.gov/election-results, while Berkeley County publishes detailed precinct breakdowns on its elections website after each contest. Requests for voter registration data must go through the Berkeley County Elections Office with specific details about intended use.