Fork, South Carolina Public Records

The deadline to register is 30 days before any election. Online registration requires a South Carolina driver's license or DMV-issued ID card, though paper forms remain available at the Dillon County elections office, DMV offices, public libraries, and various state agencies. As an unincorporated community, Fork has no municipal government and therefore no city council or mayoral races. Residents cast ballots in county, state, and federal contests instead. Dillon County holds elections for its seven single-member County Council districts, along with Sheriff, Clerk of Court, Coroner, Auditor, Treasurer, Register of Deeds, and other constitutional offices. These partisan races occur in even-numbered years during the general election cycle, with primaries held in June and general elections in November.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Fork voters are published by the South Carolina State Election Commission (https://scvotes.gov/). Fork falls within South Carolina House District 63 and State Senate District 33. In 2026, South Carolina voters will not have a U.S. Dillon County will also elect various county officers whose terms expire that year. Residents can locate their assigned polling place using the "Find Your Polling Place" tool at www.scVOTES.gov or by contacting the Dillon County Voter Registration office at (843) 774-1418. Assignments are based on residential address and precinct boundaries. South Carolina offers absentee voting by mail for voters meeting specific criteria: being 65 or older, having a physical disability, being absent from the county on election day, acting as a poll worker in a different precinct, being a government employee required to work on election day, or being admitted to a hospital within four days before the election. Absentee ballot applications must be received by 5:00 PM on the fourth day before the election - the Friday before Tuesday elections. Applications are available at www.scVOTES.gov or from the Dillon County elections office. South Carolina does not have no-excuse absentee voting; voters must qualify under one of the statutory reasons. Early in-person voting is not offered except for absentee voting at the Dillon County elections office beginning 30 days before an election. Election records that are public in South Carolina include voter registration lists (available for purchase for political purposes under S.C. Code Ann. § 7-5-170), precinct-level election results, candidate filing information, and campaign finance disclosure reports. The South Carolina State Ethics Commission at www.ethics.sc.gov maintains campaign finance reports for state and county candidates, documenting contributions received and expenditures. Precinct-by-precinct election results for Dillon County are published by the county Board of Elections after certification and are also available through the South Carolina Election Commission website at www.scVOTES.gov. Local ballot measures or referenda, if any, would appear on the ballot and be decided at the precinct level.