Numbers from first day early voting

Ninety-two people showed up for the first day of early voting in Oconee County yesterday. Assistant Director of Oconee’s Board of Elections and Voter Registration Office in Walhalla Ryan Nowland said he expects the turnout to increase each day.  South Carolina began regular early voting for the first time in the state’s history yesterday after Governor Henry McMaster signed a bill that lets eligible voters cast a ballot without an excuse for the first two weeks before election day. The process replaced in-person absentee voting. Any voter can visit an early-voting center in their county and vote as they would at their regular polling place on Election Day. Primaries are June 14 and early voting is available every day except for Saturdays and Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. through June 10. Anyone who plans to vote early will need their ID or voter registration card. To vote absentee by mail, voters will need to request an absentee application at your county’s voter registration office. For more information visit https://www.scvotes.gov/early-voting.