To register all qualified persons to vote, provide absentee voting services, validate signatures on candidate petitions, maintain accurate updated files on voters, prepare for and run all County elections, and provide all voters and elections services in a totally non-partisan atmosphere.
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Berkeley County Election Schedule 2023
Berkeley County Election Schedule 2022
NOTICE OF PUBLIC TEST
The Berkeley County Board of Elections and Voter Registration will hold a Public Test of the Ballot Tabulating Equipment (DS200) for the upcoming May 17, 2022, House District 97 Special Election. This test will be held at 10:00AM on Thursday, April 14, 2022, at the County Voter Registration Office located at 1003 Highway 52, Moncks Corner, SC. All interested persons are welcome to attend.
A Photo Id is required to vote. More information may be found on the SC State Election Commission Photo ID Requirements page.
Photo ID – What Voters Need to Know
Public Notice of Filing
Candidate Filing Information
Candidate Filing Tracking
Municipal Election Schedule Fees
Election Information
- Register to vote
- Change address voter registration
- Check your voter information
- Request an absentee ballot
- Authorization to Return Ballot Form
- Polling Places
Election Calendar and Important Dates
2022 Statewide General Election
City of Hanahan Municipal Election
Town of St. Stephen Municipal Election
2022 Statewide Primary Run Off
2022 Statewide Republican and Democratic Primary
2022 Special State House of Representatives District 97 Election
2022 Town of Jamestown Special Election
2022 Town of Bonneau General Election
2022 Special State House of Representatives District 097 Primary
2022 City of Charleston Special Runoff City Council 1
2022 City of Charleston Special Election
This List is Inclusive of all known elections, Special Elections may be added as required
In order to vote, South Carolina law requires one must first register to vote at least 30 days prior to the election. To be eligible to register in South Carolina you MUST:
- Be a United States citizen
- Be at least eighteen years old on or before the next election
- Be a resident of South Carolina, this county and precinct in which you are registering
- Not be under a court order declaring you mentally incompetent
- Not be confined in any public prison resulting from a conviction of a crime
- Have never been convicted of a felony or offense against the election laws OR if previously convicted, have served the entire sentence, including probation or parole, or have received a pardon for the conviction.
Berkeley County citizens can register Mondays-Fridays at the Voter Registration and Elections Office in Moncks Corner.
As an added convenience, citizens can pick up Voter Registration-By-Mail forms at the following locations:
- The public libraries in Hanahan and Goose Creek
- Goose Creek City Hall
- Post Offices:
- Bonneau,
- Cross,
- Cordesville,
- Huger,
- Jamestown,
- Pineville,
- Russellville and
- St. Stephen.
Absentee ballots may be requested from this office during normal business hours. By phone (843) 719-4058 or by e-mailing .
Requirements to Challenge a Ballot
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