The board has a staff comprising a director, six full-time employees and temporary help as needed. The Board office stays open from 7 a. m. to 7 p.m. during all elections. In the 1996 General Election, there were more than 6,000 requests for absentee ballots from Charleston County voters. On Election Day, this office answers at least 500 calls from poll managers. More than 50 different ballot styles were used in the absentee precinct in the November 1996 election.
Styles range from hand-counted paper ballots to electronically counted punch cards.
The oldest voting records in Charleston County are registrations from 1890, kept in the S.C. Department of Archives and History. Records since 1918 are stored at the Charleston County General Services Department's Records Center. Scenic photos throughout this site provided by Alterman Studios , Charleston, South Carolina. This is the official web site for Charleston County Government. Copyright 2000, Charleston County, South Carolina.