Georgetown County voters who meet the criteria to vote early-absentee can do so now at the Georgetown County Voter Registration Office at 303 N. Hazard Street. There are many reasons that allow you to take advantage of this.
For example, if you are over 65, if you will be out of town on election day, if you are a caregiver, if you will be working on election day, and many more!
Here is the full list:
Persons qualified to vote by absentee ballot:
Members of the Armed Forces or Merchant Marine serving outside their county of residence and their spouses and dependents residing with them
Persons serving with the American Red Cross or with the United Service Organizations (USO) who are attached to and serving with the Armed Forces outside their county of residence and their spouses and dependents residing with themOverseas Citizens Persons who are physically disabled
Students attending school outside their county of residence and their spouses and dependents residing with them
Persons who for reasons of employment will not be able to vote on election day
Government employees serving outside their county of residence on Election Day and their spouses and dependents residing with them
Persons who plan to be on vacation outside their county of residence on Election Day
Persons serving as a juror in state or federal court on Election Day
Persons admitted to the hospital as emergency patients on Election Day or within a four-day period before the election
Persons with a death or funeral in the family within three days before the election
Persons confined to a jail or pre-trial facility pending disposition of arrest or trial
Persons attending sick or physically disabled persons
Certified poll watchers, poll managers, and county election officials working on Election Day
Persons sixty-five years of age or older
