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title: "In-Person Advance Balloting Begins Oct. 19 Across SC"
url: https://www.heregreenwood.com/2026/10/17/sc-advance-balloting-begins-oct-19-2026/
date: 2026-10-17T10:29:25-04:00
modified: 2026-10-17T10:29:25-04:00
author: "HERE City State Desk"
categories: ["Politics"]
site: "HERE Greenwood"
attribution: "HERE Greenwood"
---

# In-Person Advance Balloting Begins Oct. 19 Across SC

> COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina residents may cast ballots in person starting Monday, Oct. 19, opening a two-week stretch that closes Saturday, Oct. 31, at 6 p.m. before the Nov. 3 general election. On Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, polling places stay open from 7 in the morning until 7 at night. The statewide registration

*Source: [HERE Greenwood](https://www.heregreenwood.com/2026/10/17/sc-advance-balloting-begins-oct-19-2026/) — October 17, 2026 by HERE City State Desk*

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina residents may cast ballots in person starting Monday, Oct. 19, opening a two-week stretch that closes Saturday, Oct. 31, at 6 p.m. before the Nov. 3 general election.

On Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, polling places stay open from 7 in the morning until 7 at night. The statewide registration deadline for this cycle was Sunday, Oct. 2.

Sample ballots and county office contacts are posted through the South Carolina Election Commission. County voter registration offices handle local polling locations and hours.

The November ballot includes statewide races for governor and U.S. Senate plus local referendums across more than 20 counties that ask voters about penny sales taxes and capital projects for schools, jails and other facilities.

Officials urge voters to confirm their assigned early-voting site before traveling, because hours and locations vary by county even though the statewide window is the same.