Hartsville, South Carolina Public Records

South Carolina residents can register online at https://www.scVOTES.gov/south-carolina-voter-registration-information or submit a paper application to the Darlington County office. Registration must be completed 30 days before any election. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens, at least 18 years old by election day, South Carolina residents, and not under a court order declaring them mentally incompetent. A South Carolina driver's license or DMV ID number is required for online registration. As an incorporated city, Hartsville conducts municipal elections for Mayor and City Council seats. The City Council consists of the mayor and council members representing wards within city limits. Municipal elections in South Carolina cities typically occur in odd-numbered years, though schedules vary. Candidate filing information, local ballot measures, and ward-specific contests are available through both the City of Hartsville (843-383-3015) and the Darlington County Elections Office. Residents can find their assigned polling location using the polling place lookup tool at https://www.scVOTES.gov/south-carolina-polling-places or by contacting the Darlington County elections office. Polling places are assigned based on residential address and precinct boundaries. Voters must present a photo ID when voting in person, including SC driver's license, DMV ID card, passport, military ID, or voter registration card with photo issued by Darlington County. South Carolina public election records include voter registration lists (available to campaigns and organizations with legitimate purposes), campaign finance disclosure reports filed with the State Ethics Commission (searchable at https://ethics.sc.gov), candidate declarations of candidacy filed with county elections offices or the State Election Commission for state and federal offices, and official precinct-by-precinct election results published by the county and state. South Carolina does not have a U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Hartsville voters are published by the South Carolina State Election Commission (https://scvotes.gov/). The ballot will include races for South Carolina Governor (four-year term), Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Comptroller General, Commissioner of Agriculture, Superintendent of Education, and Adjutant General. Local voters will elect their state representative in the South Carolina House of Representatives (District 62 covers much of Hartsville) and state senator (Senate District 31 or 33 depending on location within the city). South Carolina offers absentee voting by mail for voters who qualify under specific circumstances including being 65 or older, physical disability, certified illness or confinement, work or personal obligations during polling hours (including students), admission to hospital within four days of election, death of family member within three days of election, or serving as an election worker in a different precinct. Absentee ballot applications must be submitted to the Darlington County Elections Office, with deadlines typically 11 days before election day for mail requests. No-excuse early in-person voting is not available in South Carolina; early voting is only for absentee-by-mail eligible voters. Completed absentee ballots must be received by the Darlington County office by 7:00 PM on election day. Detailed absentee voting information and applications are available at https://www.scVOTES.gov or from the Darlington County Elections Office at 843-398-4940.