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Department Functions
- Register all qualified Hampton County citizens to vote.
- Determine qualifications of all applicants and assign proper voting precinct and voting districts.
- Issue new/duplicate voter registration certificates.
- Certify copies of registration records.
- Maintain county voter registration records to the State Election Commission.
- Provide absentee voting services. The office acts as Absentee Precinct for all federal, state and local elections held in the county.
- Validate signatures from petitions for candidates, political parties and request for referenda.
- Publish election notices.
- Appoint and train clerks and poll managers.
- Prepare voting system and equipment.
- Print and distribute ballots.
- Provide proper number of voting machines for each polling place.
- Oversight of ballot tabulation.
- Certify candidates and election results.
- Hear protests of county and less than county wide elections, excluding primaries and municipal elections.
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Contact Information
Debra B. Bryant
Director, Voter Registration
McSweeney Building, Room 101
201 Lee Avenue
Hampton, SC 29924
Phone: (803) 943-7536
Fax: (803) 943-7556
Email: Board of Elections/Voter Registration
Linda Givens
Chairperson
Kelly Wall
Elections Clerk
Phone: (803) 914-2134
Hours of Operation
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday (except for legal holidays). Closed 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. for lunch.
7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. on Election Day.
Board meetings are held the 3rd Thursday of each month starting at 5:00 P.M. in Council Chambers located at the B.T. Deloach Building - 201 Jackson Avenue West, Hampton, SC
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