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08/09/2024

FYI If you have an upcoming court date, call the Court, call your attorney. Schedules may have changed.

Officials in Summerville provided residents with an update on the cyberattack involving ransomware on their computer systems.

07/27/2024

FYI Take care of yourself and your loved ones.

06/08/2024

Tax exemptions for disabled veterans and their spouses have been expanded!

10/05/2020

Voting locations for Charleston County

In October, the Charleston County Board of Elections and Voter Registration is expected to open four in-person satellite voting locations. Citizens will also be able to return completed mail-in absentee ballots to election officials at the satellite locations. The following are the voting locations....

10/05/2020

Vote, vote, vote! Every SC voter can vote starting today due to the emergency provision. All you need is a picture ID.

New Absentee Rules for the 2020 General Election Legislation was signed into law on September 16, 2020, that makes significant changes to absentee voting rules for the November 3, 2020 General Election. All voters are now qualified to vote absentee under the "State of Emergency" reason. Applications...

09/22/2020

Register to vote now. Time is short. If you are a convicted felon and have completed your sentence, including probation and parole, you are eligible to vote. However you must submit a new voter registration application.

Registered voters can vote in-person, vote absentee in person or absentee by mail. Here's what you need to know.

09/04/2020

Voting information for South Carolina. Please vote and make your voice heard.

September 28 - County elections offices are open for in-person absentee voting
October 2 - Deadline to register in person to vote in the Nov 3 election (if not already registered to vote)
October 4 11:59pm - Deadline to register on line to vote in the Nov 3 election
October 5 - Deadline to register to vote by mail in the Nov 3 election
October 30 5:00pm - Deadline to apply for absentee ballot by mail (but please don't wait this long if you're planning to vote by mail)
October 31 - This is the last Saturday before the election and county elections offices will be open for in person absentee voting
November 2 5:00pm - The last day to vote in person absentee at the county elections office or satellite
November 3 - ELECTION DAY! Polls will be open, safe, clean, and socially distanced - 7am - 7pm

Please note that if you're planning to vote by mail, the postage will be free this year; however, you can also return your ballot personally to the county elections office.

09/16/2019

https://www.postandcourier.com/hurricanewire/how-the-charleston-area-plans-to-clear-the-debris-piles/article_e0cbe818-d30c-11e9-8e8d-6f7f0068310a.html

As residents and municipal workers continue chipping away at the piles of debris left in Hurricane Dorian's wake, state and local governments are still figuring out who will pick up

07/20/2019

The State: SC company denies sick leave, then fires employee. Now it must pay, officials say.

A South Carolina man fired after he requested leave for a medical condition and was denied, is getting $34,000 from the company which violated the Family and Medical Leave Act, the U.S. Department of Labor said.