The Board of Voter Registration registers eligible Charleston County citizens at least 17 years old. Based on state and federal law, each eligible applicant is registered within the proper precinct and various single-member districts. The Board of Voter Registration manages the absentee voting in Charleston County for all elections, including 15 municipal elections, and arranges public appearances to educate students and organizations about the political process.
Local newspapers publish voting locations before each election.
For absentee voting procedures, call the Voter Registration Office. According to state law, registered voters may vote in only one party's primary. Voters mail ballots to, or vote in person at, the absentee precinct which is located in the Board of Registration Office. Ballots are stored in locked boxes until Election Day. A federal act passed by Congress in 1993 and enacted in South Carolina in 1995.