GUIDE: What you need to know when voting in SC GOP Primary
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) – Voters will be heading out to the polls on Saturday for the highly contentious South Carolina GOP Primary.
South Carolinians will be choosing whether they want former President Donald Trump or former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is the Republican nominee in the presidential race.
It’s important to remember that Horry County has combined precincts for the 2024 Democratic and Republican primaries, so precincts have changed for many people in the area. Officials said it was based on guidance from both parties and the South Carolina Election Commission.
MORE INFORMATION | Horry County Precincts and Combined Polling Locations
There was a lot of confusion from voters during the Democratic Presidential Primary on where they needed to vote. And on Saturday, WMBF News received several emails from people who said their voting precincts had changed and were not sure where to go or had trouble finding their new polling location.
The best thing to do is to check with SC Votes to see where your polling place is located.
MORE INFORMATION | Find Your Polling Place for the SC GOP Primary
Even though Trump and Haley are the only contenders in the GOP race, voters will notice the names of other candidates who have since dropped out. That’s because the deadline for ballot removal in South Carolina was Jan. 2, so candidates who dropped out of the race after the deadline remain on the ballot.
RELATED COVERAGE | Will presidential candidates who drop out be on SC ballots?
On top of voting for a candidate, voters will be asked to weigh in on three advisory questions:
- Should South Carolina law be changed to give people the right to register to vote with the political party of their choice?
- Should South Carolina adopt reforms to increase the independence and accountability of our judiciary by improving transparency and reducing conflicts of interest in the process of reviewing judicial qualifications and electing judges?
- Should it be an immediate legislative priority to protect South Carolina’s competitiveness and small businesses by changing state law so that a person’s responsibility for financial damages in a lawsuit is based on that person’s actual share of responsibility?
RELATED COVERAGE | What we know about advisory questions on South Carolina’s GOP ballot
WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING
Polling places will be open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Anyone in line before 7 p.m. will be allowed to vote.
Voters must be sure to bring their photo ID to their polling place.
One of the following is acceptable:
- SC Driver’s License
- SC Department of Motor Vehicles ID Card
- SC Voter Registration Card with Photo
- Federal Military ID
- US Passport
MORE INFORMATION | Find Your Polling Place for the SC GOP Primary
If you forget to bring your photo ID to the polling place, you can vote a provisional ballot that will count only if you show your photo ID to the county elections office before the certification of the election.
If you can’t get a photo ID, you can bring your non-photo voter registration card with you to the polling place. You can vote a provisional ballot after signing an affidavit stating that you intend to obtain a photo ID.
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