Scranton, South Carolina Public Records

Registration closes 30 days before any election. Eligibility requirements include U.S. Citizenship, age 18 by election day, South Carolina and Florence County residency, and completion of any felony sentence - voting rights restore automatically once the sentence ends. When voting in person, South Carolina requires photo identification such as a state driver's license, DMV ID card, U.S. Passport, military ID, or a voter registration card with photo issued free of charge by the Florence County elections office. Because the town is unincorporated with no municipal government, residents don't participate in city or town elections. Instead, electoral activity centers on county, state, and federal contests. Voters here elect Florence County Council members who form the county legislative body, constitutional officers including Sheriff, Clerk of Court, Auditor, and Treasurer, plus state representatives and senators from districts covering the area. Polling place assignments can be found using the South Carolina Election Commission's lookup tool at https://vrems.scvotes.sc.gov/ by entering name and date of birth or address. South Carolina does not have a U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Scranton voters are published by the South Carolina State Election Commission (https://scvotes.gov/). The ballot will also include all constitutional statewide offices such as Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and Secretary of State, all seats in the South Carolina House of Representatives serving two-year terms, half of the South Carolina Senate with four-year staggered terms, and Florence County offices including County Council seats, Sheriff if the term cycle aligns, and other county positions depending on term schedules. South Carolina uses partisan primary elections typically held in June, followed by general elections in November. Absentee voting is available for voters who qualify under specific circumstances including age 65 or older, physical disability, authorized absence from the county on election day, election day work requirements, or religious observance. Absentee ballot applications are available through the Florence County elections office or at https://www.scvotes.gov. South Carolina also enacted early in-person voting, allowing eligible voters to cast ballots at designated early voting centers during the two weeks before election day. Public election records accessible to residents include voter registration lists available for purchase for political purposes, campaign finance reports for state and local candidates searchable at https://ethics.sc.gov through the South Carolina State Ethics Commission, candidate filing information, precinct-level election results, and historical voting data, all maintained by the Florence County elections office and the South Carolina Election Commission at https://www.scvotes.gov.