Lexington, South Carolina Public Records

The Lexington Police Department is responsible for upholding public safety and maintaining order within the town. The department's website provides information on its services, including emergency response, crime prevention, and community engagement initiatives. Residents can access the Lexington South Carolina Criminal Records Search and Depository to review law enforcement records and reports.

Lexington voters are served by the Lexington County Election and Voter Registration Office, located at 212 South Lake Drive, Suite 111, Lexington, SC 29072 (phone: 803-785-8361, website: https://www.lex-co.sc.gov/departments/voter-registration-and-elections). South Carolina residents can register to vote online at https://www.scvotes.gov/south-carolina-voter-registration-information using a valid South Carolina driver's license or state ID card; the registration deadline is 30 days before any election. Voters must be U.S. citizens, at least 18 years old by election day, residents of South Carolina, and not under a court order declaring them mentally incompetent or serving a sentence for a felony conviction. The Town of Lexington holds municipal elections for mayor and town council seats; the town council consists of seven members elected to four-year staggered terms, with elections typically held in November of odd-numbered years. The next Lexington municipal election is scheduled for November 2025, when voters will decide races for mayor and council seats. Lexington residents also vote in Lexington County elections for county council members (single-member districts), sheriff, clerk of court, coroner, auditor, treasurer, and other constitutional offices, typically held during even-numbered general election years. To find their assigned polling place, Lexington voters can use the polling place locator at https://info.scvotes.sc.gov/eng/voterinquiry/VoterInformationRequest.aspx?PageMode=PollingInfo by entering their name and date of birth or county and precinct information. In the November 2024 presidential election, Lexington County reported approximately 67% voter turnout with over 130,000 ballots cast from approximately 195,000 registered voters; Lexington town precincts generally showed similar or slightly higher turnout rates. On November 3, 2026, Lexington voters will decide several important races: South Carolina does not have a U.S. Senate seat up for election in 2026, but voters will elect state constitutional officers including Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, and other statewide offices; all 46 South Carolina Senate seats (four-year terms, last elected 2024) will not be on the 2026 ballot, but all 124 South Carolina House of Representatives seats (two-year terms) will be contested; Lexington County voters will elect county council members in their respective districts, and other county offices depending on the electoral cycle; and various judicial retention elections for circuit court judges may appear on the ballot. South Carolina does not have a November 2026 municipal election for Lexington (those occur in odd years), but voters should watch for any special elections or local referendums. South Carolina election records that are public include voter registration lists (available for purchase by campaigns and certain authorized users, with restrictions on commercial use), campaign finance reports accessible at https://apps.sc.gov/PublicReporting through the State Ethics Commission, candidate filing information maintained by the county election office and state Election Commission, and precinct-level election results published after each election at https://www.scvotes.gov/election-results. South Carolina allows absentee voting by mail for voters who meet specific criteria: those 65 years or older, physical disability, lawful absence from county on election day, government business, religious observance, death of a family member within three days of the election, jury duty, hospital admission or emergency on election day, or poll workers/managers assigned to work at a different precinct. Absentee ballot applications must be received by the county voter registration office by 5:00 PM the Friday before the election if in-person or 11 days before if by mail; voters can request applications at https://www.scvotes.gov/absentee-voting or from the Lexington County Election Office. Early in-person voting is also available during the two weeks prior to Election Day at designated locations announced by the county election office.