1872 Wilson Rd., Newberry, SC 29108

Office: 803-321-2121 Fax: 803-321-2122    Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM

Director

Initra Williams

Deputy Director

Sheli Maddalena

The Newberry County Voter Registration and Election Office processes and updates all information related to our voters. The County's files are part of an internal interactive statewide computerized voter registration database. This database serves as one source for selection of jurors in the city and county; it further provides the information used for all elections.

Our office is responsible for training all election personnel, providing election materials, and performing all technical functions on the electronic voting machines for elections held in Newberry County. These elections include federal, state, county-wide offices, school district trustees, municipal and special elections. Our department educates the public about the election process and encourages the public to participate in all elections.

We also coordinate the activities of the County Board of Voter Registration and Election Commission members. Our office is dedicated to the principle and the importance of each citizen's right to register, and once registered, his or her right to vote in a fair and unbiased process.

NOTICE OF ELECTIONS STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEWBERRY   

The General Election for federal, state, county, and other local offices will be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Any person wishing to vote in this election must register no later than Sunday, October 9, 2022. Voter registration by mail forms will be accepted if postmarked by Tuesday, October 11, 2022. 

The early voting period for this election begins on Monday, October 24 and ends on Saturday, November 5. The following early voting centers will be open during the early voting period from 8:30 a.m. until 6:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday (closed Sunday).

Newberry County Voter Registration and Elections office
1872 Wilson Road, Newberry, SC 29108 – 803-321-2121

Voters will be asked to provide one of the following Photo IDs when voting in person. 

• S.C. Driver’s License
• Includes standard License and REAL ID
• S.C. Department of Motor Vehicles ID Card
• Includes standard ID card and REAL ID
• Includes SC Concealed Weapons Permit
• S.C Voter Registration Card with Photo
• Federal Military ID
• Includes all Department of Defense Photo IDs and Veterans Affairs Benefits Card
• U.S. Passport
• Includes US Passport ID Card 

If you have one of these Photo IDs, you are ready to vote.  Voters should remember to bring one of these IDs with them to the polling place.  Voters without Photo ID can get one free of charge from the Department of Motor Vehicles or their county voter registration office.  Voters who encounter an obstacle to getting a Photo ID should bring their paper voter registration card without a photo with them to their polling place.  These voters can then sign an affidavit swearing to their identity and to their obstacle to obtaining a Photo ID and vote a provisional ballot.  This ballot will count unless the county board of voter registration and elections has grounds to believe the affidavit is false.  For more information on Photo ID, visit scVOTES.gov or contact your county board of voter registration and elections.

At 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 8, the County Board of Voter Registration and Elections will begin its examination of the absentee ballot return envelopes at Newberry County Voter Registration and Elections office
1872 Wilson Road, Newberry, SC 29108 – 803-321-2121 

At 11:00 am on Thursday, November 10, the County Board of Canvassers will hold a hearing to determine the validity of all provisional ballots cast in this election.  This hearing will be held at Newberry County Voter Registration and Elections office
1872 Wilson Road, Newberry, SC 29108 – 803-321-2121

The following precincts and polling places will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. on election day.  Always check your polling place at scVOTES.gov before leaving to vote in any election.

Precincts                    Polling Places                         Addresses

Statewide Constitutional Amendment Question & Explanation
November 8, 2022 General Election

 October 24, 2022
Early voting for General Election begins at county voter registration
offices and other early-voting locations.
Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Monday – Saturday)
Closed Sunday, October 30

PUBLIC NOTICE OF GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION

TOWNS OF LITTLE MOUNTAIN, PEAK, POMARIA, SILVERSTREET, and WHITMIRE

A General Election in the towns of Little Mountain, Peak, Pomaria, Silverstreet, and Whitmire will be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Any person wishing to register to vote in this election must do so no later than Sunday, October 9, 2022.  Voter registration by mail applications will be accepted if postmarked by Tuesday, October 11, 2022.   

 Registered voters who have lived in and have been a resident of the municipality and/or ward for a period of not less than 30 days immediately preceding the date of this election may file as a candidate beginning at Noon on Monday, August 1, 2022, until filing closes at Noon on Monday, August 15, 2022. At the time of filing, each candidate must submit a Statement of Intention of Candidacy form and pay the filing fee, if applicable. Candidate filing forms are available on the SCVotes.gov website.

 The following offices shall be included in this election:

Candidate Filing Period:

Filing Opens: 12:00 PM on Monday, August 1, 2022.

Filing Closes: 12:00 PM on Monday, August 15, 2022

Filing Hours: 

Candidates may file in the office Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM.

Locations:

Newberry County Voter Registration and Elections, 1872 Wilson Rd., Newberry, SC 29108

Filing Fee:  There is no Filing Fee for this office.

State Ethics Filings:  Candidates are required to file a Statement of Economic Interests and a Campaign Disclosure online with the State Ethics Commission at http://ethics.sc.gov.  Failure to file these documents may result in a candidate fine but will not disqualify a candidate from the election.  Contact the State Ethics Commission for more information.

At 9:00 a.m. on the Tuesday, November 8, 2022, County Board of Voter Registration and Elections will begin its examination of the absentee ballot return envelopes at the Newberry County Registration and Election Office, located at 1872 Wilson Rd., Newberry, SC 29108.

On Thursday, November 10, 2022, at 11:00 AM, the County Board of Voter Registration and Elections will hold a hearing to determine the validity of all provisional ballots cast in the special election. These hearings will be held at the Newberry County Registration and Election Office, located at 1872 Wilson Rd., Newberry, SC 29108

The following precincts and polling places will be open during this election from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.:

Precincts                                             Polling Place

                         Little Mountain                                  Derrick Community Center

                         Peak                                                   Town Hall/ Fire Dept Complex

                         Pomaria                                              Pomaria Recreation Center

                         Silverstreet                                         Silverstreet Community Center

                         Whitmire City                                    Whitmire Community Center

                         Whitmire Outside                              Whitmire Community Center

Early Voting Now In Effect for June Primaries

COLUMBIA, SC (May 13, 2022) – On May 13, 2022, Governor M^cMaster signed into law legislation passed by the General Assembly that establishes early voting in South Carolina. 

Early Voting

In-person absentee voting has now been replaced with a two-week early voting period. Any qualified voter can visit an early-voting location in their county and vote like they would at their polling place on Election Day.

• For statewide general elections, the early voting centers must be open from 8:30 AM until 6:00 PM each day of the early voting period;
• For any election that is not a statewide general election or runoff election, the early voting centers must be open Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM until 5:00 PM during the early voting period;
• For any runoff election, the early voting centers must be open on the Wednesday through Friday immediately preceding the election and must be open from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM; and
• For any election, the early voting centers must not be open on Sundays or on legal holidays.
• Photo ID is required to vote.

Absentee Voting

Absentee voting allows qualified voters to cast a ballot by mail prior to Election Day. In-Person Absentee Voting is no longer authorized by law. 

• All absentee voting will be absentee by mail.  There will be no in-person absentee voting at any time.

New qualifications:

• Voters qualified to vote Absentee only if they are unable to vote in person (including any day during the early voting period or election day):

1. persons with employment obligations who present written certification of the obligations to the county board of voter registration and elections 
2. persons who will be attending sick or physically disabled persons 
3. persons confined to a jail or pretrial facility pending disposition of arrest or trial ; or
4. persons who are going to be absent from their county of residence 

• Voters qualified to vote Absentee regardless of whether they could vote in person:

1. physically disabled persons;
2. persons sixty-five years of age or older 
3. members of the Armed Forces and Merchant Marines of the United States, their spouses, and dependents residing with them; or
4. persons admitted to hospitals as emergency patients on the day of an election or within a four-day period before the election, as provided in Section 7-15-330;

Newberry County Voter Registration & Election Office will serve as the Early Voting location for Newberry County.

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