The South Carolina State Election Commission publishes a variety of documents about election procedure and election history in the state.

Recent Submissions

  • Absentee and early voting history (1998-2022) 

    South Carolina State Election Commission (South Carolina State Library, 2022-12-20)
    This chart shows a history of voting from 1998 to 2022 broken down by primaries, general elections and as follows: domestic absentee ballots cast, military & overseas absentee ballots cast, total absentee ballots cast, ...
  • Voter participation history (1998-2022) 

    South Carolina State Election Commission (South Carolina State Library, 2022-12-20)
    This chart shows a history of voting from 1998 to 2022 broken down by primaries, general elections both democratic and republican.
  • El sistema de votación con papelde Carolina del Sur 

    South Carolina State Election Commission (South Carolina State Library, 2019-09-04)
    This gives directions in Spanish on how to vote in South Carolina elections using a paper ballot.
  • South Carolina's paper-based voting system 

    South Carolina State Election Commission (South Carolina State Library, 2022-04-14)
    This gives directions on how to vote in South Carolina elections using a paper ballot.
  • South Carolina's paper-based voting system 

    South Carolina State Election Commission (South Carolina State Library, 2019-09-04)
    This gives directions on how to vote in South Carolina elections using a paper ballot.
  • 2023 Election Calendar - Statewide 

    South Carolina State Election Commission (South Carolina State Library, 2023)
    This election calendar is broken down by date of election, election number, county, name of election, type of election, multiple county and filing period.
  • 2022 election calendar 

    South Carolina State Election Commission (South Carolina State Library, 2022-10-21)
    This election calendar is broken down by date of election, election number, county, name of election, type of election, multiple county and filing period.
  • South Carolina elections 

    South Carolina State Election Commission (South Carolina State Library, 2022-09-28)
    This PowerPoint presentation explains the voting process in South Carolina.
  • Poll managers handbook 

    South Carolina State Election Commission (South Carolina State Library, 2022-09-16)
    This handbook provides you with the information necessary to efficiently and effectively conduct elections in the polling place.
  • 2022 election calendar 

    South Carolina State Election Commission (South Carolina State Library, 2022-09-20)
    This election calendar is broken down by date of election, election number, county, name of election, type of election, multiple county and filing period.
  • Statewide election‐related legislation passed : 2021‐2022 

    South Carolina State Election Commission (South Carolina State Library, 2022-07-26)
    This summarizes election laws passed in South Carolina.
  • 2022 election calendar 

    South Carolina State Election Commission (South Carolina State Library, 2022-07-20)
    This election calendar is broken down by date of election, election number, county, name of election, type of election, multiple county and filing period.
  • Directions for voters who are deaf or hard of hearing 

    South Carolina State Election Commission (South Carolina State Library, 2013-10-10)
    This paper gives directions for voting for the hearing impaired.
  • Poll managers handbook 

    South Carolina State Election Commission (South Carolina State Library, 2022-04)
    This handbook provides you with the information necessary to efficiently and effectively conduct elections in the polling place.
  • 2022 election calendar 

    South Carolina State Election Commission (South Carolina State Library, 2022-05-18)
    This election calendar is broken down by date of election, election number, county, name of election, type of election, multiple county and filing period.
  • South Carolina elections 

    South Carolina State Election Commission (South Carolina State Library, 2022)
    This PowerPoint presentation explains the voting process in South Carolina.
  • 2022 Election Calendar - Statewide 

    South Carolina State Election Commission (South Carolina State Library, 2022)
    This election calendar is broken down by date of election, election number, county, name of election, type of election, multiple county and filing period.
  • 2022 election calendar 

    South Carolina State Election Commission (South Carolina State Library, 2022-01-26)
    This election calendar is broken down by date of election, election number, county, name of election, type of election, multiple county and filing period.
  • 2021 Election Calendar - Statewide 

    South Carolina State Election Commission (South Carolina State Library, 2021)
    This election calendar is broken down by date of election, election number, county, name of election, type of election, multiple county and filing period.
  • [Letter to Senator Peeler and Speaker Lucas] 

    South Carolina State Election Commission; Andino, Marci (South Carolina State Library, 2021-07-27)
    This letter from the executive director of the Election Commission to the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives declares that there was no fraud in the 2020 elections.

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