NOTICE OF ELECTION
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Bamberg County
The Democratic and Republican parties will hold primaries on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Any necessary runoffs will be held on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. Any person wishing to vote in the primaries and runoffs must register no later than Sunday, May 15, 2022. Voter registration forms received by mail will be accepted if postmarked by Monday, May 16, 2022. Beginning Monday, May 16, 2022, the county voter registration and elections office will be open for in-person absentee voting during regular business hours and on Saturday, June 11, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Voters will be asked to provide one of the following Photo IDs at their polling place:
- S.C. Driver's License
- ID Card issued by S.C. Department of Motor Vehicles
- S.C. Voter Registration Card with Photo
- Federal Military ID
- U.S. Passport
Voters should remember to bring one of these IDs with them to the polling place. Voters without Photo ID can get one free of charge from their county voter registration office or the Department of Motor Vehicles. Voters who encounter an obstacle to getting a Photo ID should bring their paper voter registration card without a photo to their polling place. These voters can then sign an affidavit swearing to their identity and to their obstacle to obtaining a Photo ID and vote a provisional ballot. This ballot will count unless the county board of voter registration and elections has grounds to believe the affidavit is false. For more information on Photo ID, visit scVOTES.gov or contact your county board of voter registration and elections.
At 9:00 a.m. on the day of the primaries and the day of any necessary runoffs, the county board of voter registration and elections will begin its examination of the absentee ballot return envelopes at J. Carl Kearse Agricultural Building, 847 Calhoun St., Bamberg, SC 29003.
At 10:00 am on Thursday, June 16, 2022, the county board of canvassers will hold a hearing to determine the validity of all provisional ballots cast in the primaries. At 10:00 am on Thursday, June 30, the county board of canvassers will hold a hearing to determine the validity of all provisional ballots cast in any necessary runoffs. These hearings will be held at J. Carl Kearse Agricultural Building, 847 Calhoun St., Bamberg, SC 29003.
The following precincts and polling places will be open during the primaries and runoffs from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Polling places are subject to change under certain conditions. Voters can check their assigned polling place at scVOTES.gov before going to the polls on election day.
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Precinct |
Polling Location |
Address |
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EDISTO |
Edisto Fire Station |
4532 Edisto River Rd Branchville, SC 29432 |
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EHRHARDT/KEARSE |
Ehrhardt Town Hall |
13704 Broxton Bridge Rd Ehrhardt, SC 29081 |
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COLSTON |
Colston Fire Station |
6785 Colston Rd Bamberg, SC 29003 |
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EAST DENMARK |
Brooker Center |
19 Maple Ave Denmark, SC 29042 |
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GOVAN |
Govan Fire Department |
20920 Ehrhardt Rd Olar, SC 29483 |
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HUNTER’S CHAPEL |
Hunters Chapel Fire Department |
6313 Farrells Rd Branchville, SC 29432 |
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LITTLE SWAMP |
Little Swamp Community Center |
16589 Hunters Chapel Rd Smoaks, SC 29481 |
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OLAR |
Olar Town Hall |
14978 Low Country Hwy Olar, SC 29483 |
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SOUTH BAMBERG |
Kearse Agriculture Building |
847 Calhoun St Bamberg, SC 29003 |
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WEST DENMARK/ HIGHTOWER’S MILL |
Old Train Depot |
18748 Heritage Hwy Denmark, SC 29042 |
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NORTH BAMBERG |
Bamberg City Civic Center |
2477 Main Hwy Bamberg, SC 29003 |