CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) – Voters in the Palmetto State who did not take advantage of early voting will be able to cast their ballots starting at 7 a.m. on Tuesday.

Polls across the state will remain open until 19:00. Voters who line up at 19:00 will be able to vote.

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Over the past two weeks, a record number of South Carolinians — just over one and a half million people — voted early in person or by mail. That works out to about 46 percent of registered voters in the state. However, unlike the early voting period, voters who will vote on Election Day must go to specific polling places.

Voters must have a valid photo ID to check in. Acceptable forms of photo identification include a South Carolina driver’s license, a South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles Identification Card, a South Carolina Concealed Weapon Permit, a South Carolina voter registration card with photo, a United States military ID, and a United States passport.

READ MORE: Your 2024 general election voter guide

If you still have an absentee ballot, their deadline is 7pm on Election Day. Voters are encouraged to return their ballots in person to ensure they are received before the deadline.

The State Election Commission says if you’re voting on Tuesday, it’s hard to estimate how long you might have to wait in line, even though more people generally show up in the morning. But they say strong early voting turnout in South Carolina will help overall wait times.

Several organizations, including the Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority, the South Carolina Voter Participation Coalition, and the Airport Limousine Taxi Association at the Charleston International Airport They’re offering free rides to the polls..

The biggest fight in the 2024 general elections will be the race for the White House between Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump.

But for the Lowcountry, U.S. Congressional races will decide who will represent the state’s First, Sixth and Seventh Districts.

In the First District, which includes parts of Berkeley and Beaufort counties as well as parts of Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester and Jasper counties, incumbent Republican Nancy Mace hopes to retain her seat as she challenges Democrat Michael Moore.

Democrat Jim Clyburn, who was first elected to represent the Sixth Congressional District in 1992, faces a challenge from Republican Duke Buckner and three others. This district covers all or parts of 14 South Carolina counties, including all of Williamsburg County and parts of Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Jasper and Orangeburg Counties.

South Carolina’s Seventh Congressional District, which covers all or parts of eight counties, including Georgetown County, includes incumbent Rep. Russell Fry, a Republican; and his opponent, Democrat Mal Hyman.

Lowcountry voters will also elect the state’s Ninth Circuit Solicitor, who is the state’s chief prosecutor for the Ninth Circuit. Republican incumbent Scarlett Wilson faces a challenge from Democrat David Osborne. The Ninth Circuit covers Berkeley and Charleston Counties.

There is no objection to the other two Lowcountry lawyer candidates. Attorney David Pascoe, a Democrat, is running unopposed in the First Circuit, which covers Calhoun, Orangeburg and Dorchester Counties. Republican Duffie Stone is also running unopposed in the Fourteenth Circuit, which covers Allendale, Colleton, Hampton, Beaufort and Jasper Counties.

In six Lowcountry counties, voters will decide who becomes sheriff. In Charleston County, incumbent Democrat Kristin Graziano faces a challenge from Republican Carl Ritchie, Mount Pleasant’s former police chief. a Republican in Colleton County, Buddy Hall; He faces a challenge from Democrat Alyssa Bodison. Dorchester County Deputy Chief Sam Richardson, a Republican; He hopes to defeat Democratic challenger Charles Frederick III. And in Georgetown County, Republican incumbent Carter Weaver is battling Democrat Birt Adams for the job.

Democratic incumbent Sheriffs Leroy Ravenel of Orangeburg County and Stephen Gardner of Williamsburg County are running unopposed.

Most coroner races feature a single candidate. But in Charleston County, Democratic challenger Frank Broccolo hopes to unseat Republican incumbent Bobbi Jo O’Neal.

In Charleston County, Democratic incumbent County Treasurer Mary Tinkler hopes to retain her seat against Republican challenger Mike Van Horn.

The elections include multiple races for the South Carolina State House, as well as Lowcountry county council and school board members.

In South Carolina, members of the House of Representatives serve two-year terms, and members of the Senate serve four-year terms. However, all seats in both houses will be up for re-election in this year’s elections.

All South Carolina voters will also decide whether the state constitution should be amended to ban non-citizens from voting in the state.

Voters in different counties may face additional ballot questions. One of the most watched ballot questions facing Charleston County voters will decide to renew the half-cent transportation sales tax, which would generate nearly $5 billion and $432 million for highway projects, including completion of the Mark Clark Extension project. green belt projects.

Polls across the state will close at 19:00. Vote counting won’t begin until then, but State Election Commission officials are confident all state races will be decided by the end of the evening.

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