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Some Counties Hold Weekend Absentee Voting Hours

COLUMBIA, S.C. (October 28, 2008) – To accommodate the record number of absentee voters, many counties throughout the state are holding special weekend absentee voting hours.  Voters should check locally for information on weekend hours of counties not listed here.

Aiken:  9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Anderson:  9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Beaufort:  10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Berkeley:  9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Calhoun:  No Weekend Hours
Charleston:  9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Clarendon:  9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Colleton:  8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Dorchester:  9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Fairfield:  No Weekend Hours
Florence:  No Weekend Hours
Greenville:  9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Greenwood:  No Weekend Hours
Hampton:  8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Horry:  9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Kershaw:  No Weekend Hours
Lexington:  9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Orangeburg:  9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Richland:  9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Spartanburg:  9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Sumter:  1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Sunday: 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.)
 Union:  9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Williamsburg:  10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
York:  9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

If you are aged 65 or older or are unable to make it to the polls on Election Day, you are likely eligible to vote an absentee ballot.  For a full list of reasons to vote absentee, visit scVOTES.org.

Deadline to vote absentee in person:  5:00 p.m., Monday, Nov. 3^rd
Deadline to return mail-in absentee ballot:  7:00 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 4^th
(voter must already have a mail-in ballot)