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Nearly 15,000 Aiken County residents have voted ahead of the Nov. 5 general election. As of 6 p.
m. Wednesday Oct. 23, 13,729 Aiken County residents had voted early and 1,141 residents returned an absentee ballot, according to statistics provided by the South Carolina Election Commission .
Specifically, 5,399 people voted at the Aiken County election office; 4,210 people voted at the North Augusta Community Center; 3,482 people voted at the H. Odell Weeks Activities Center; and 637 people voted at Roy Warner Park in Wagener. FEMA chief in Augusta as city estimates Helene caused double the debris as the 2014 ice storm It is difficult to compare the 2024 turnout to turnout in previous elections.
The Nov. 8, 2022 elections were held under similar rules — the South Carolina General Assembly updated the state's election laws to make it easier to vote and harder to cheat, S.C.
Rep. Bill Taylor said — but turnout is usually lower in mid-term elections than in presidential elections. Local employers to attend job fair, hosted by Aiken Technical College on Oct.
29 The Nov. 3, 2020 election was a presidential election year but held under different rules — the General Assembly updated the rules prior to 2022 — and circumstances (the COVID-19 pandemic) than the 2024 election. Two Republicans, Taylor and Aiken County Republican Party Chairwoman Debbie Epling, believe the numbers portend a "huge turnout" for the 2024 election.
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C. victims Aiken County Democratic Party Chairwoman Cherise d'Abadie said her voting experience was smooth and simple. She added the election workers seemed to have everything well in-hand and that she was happy to see activated voters at the polls.
Epling said when she checked the box to vote straight party, the checkmark moved to the line above (Independents). "So, I encourage everyone to use the cotton swab," Epling said. "I also encourage everyone to check before they print their ballot, after they print their ballot and to check again before they put the ballot in the box.
" Early voting will continue from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.
m. through Nov. 2.
There will be no early voting on Sunday. Aiken County residents can vote early at one of four places: Aiken County election office, 1930 University Parkway; the H. Odell Weeks Activities Center, 1700 Whiskey Road; the North Augusta Community Center, 495 Brookside Drive, North Augusta; and Roy Warner Park, 4287 Festival Trail Road, Wagener.
Both the Aiken County Democratic and Republican parties are offering rides to early voting centers. To receive a ride from the Democrats, call 803-648-6595. To receive a ride from the Republicans, call 803-989-5054.
For more information about early voting, call the Aiken County election office at 803-642-2028. A video to explain the process to vote in person is available at scvotes.gov/voters/how-to-vote/ .
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