South Carolina
closes Oct 4.

Four routes. Find your row. Black: do it. Grey: skip it. Parent, aunt, uncle? Start here.

Nonpartisan. No sign-ups.

ROUTES

Find your row

	ADDRESSWhere you sleep	FORMPaper or screen	NUMBERLicense or SSN	PROOFPhoto ID	SENDSubmit it	CHECKConfirm	VOTEOct 19 to 31
01License address already current4 STEPS · 5 MIN	01AdSTREET ADDRESS	SKIP	02LnLICENSE NO.	SKIP	03OnONLINE	04CkLOOK UP	05EvMON TO SAT
02License still says your parents'6 STEPS · 15 MIN	01AdSTREET ADDRESS	02PaPAPER FORM	03LnLICENSE NO.	SKIP	04EmPHOTO & EMAIL	05CkLOOK UP	06EvMON TO SAT
03No South Carolina license7 STEPS · 15 MIN	01AdSTREET ADDRESS	02PaPAPER FORM	03SnSSN LAST 4	04IdID PHOTO	05EmPHOTO & EMAIL	06CkLOOK UP	07EvMON TO SAT
04Keep voting back home2 STEPS · NO NEW FORM	SKIP	SKIP	SKIP	SKIP	SKIP	01CkLOOK UP	02AbDRIVE OR MAIL

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YOUR ADDRESS

The #1 reason forms get rejected

WHERE YOU LIVEHall street address, Room 214The street address of the building you sleep in. Required.

MAILINGCampus Box 00000Your campus box goes here. A box is fine in this field.

NEVERCampus box as your residenceA box isn't a place you sleep. This gets rejected.

Check your ZIP. Campuses often straddle two ZIP codes, and a different ZIP can mean a different precinct. Look up your building's exact address on your school's housing page.

DATES

Four, total

REGISTER ONLINEOCT 4Sunday, 11:59 pm. Same for email and fax. Mailed forms: postmarked by Mon Oct 5.

REGISTER IN PERSONOCT 2Friday

EARLY VOTINGOCT 19Through Oct 31. Mon to Sat, 8:30 to 6. Closed Sun the 25th.

ELECTION DAYNOV 3Tuesday

DO IT

Three buttons

ROUTE 01

Register online

OPEN THE FORM

ROUTES 02 & 03

Paper form

DOWNLOAD IT

Send it to the county where you live now, not the one you came from. Several schools sit just over a county line from the city they're named for. A form sent to the wrong county isn't forwarded.

EVERY ROUTE

Check you're on the roll

LOOK ME UP

FAMILY AND COMMUTERS

Short reads

Parent, aunt, uncle, sibling, cousin

Students ignore ads. They ignore you too, but less. Text them this:

Hey, did anyone tell you that you can register to vote at school? Takes a few minutes. The deadline is Oct 4, and early voting runs on Saturdays, so no trip home. votewhereyoulive.org/south-carolina

TEXT IT

Close the deal. Look up the hall's street address. Send it. Stay on the phone until they hit submit.

Registering at school drops them from the roll back home. Talk about it first.

Commuting or working

Living at home? Your address is already right. Your problem is time.

Early voting includes Saturdays. Oct 19 to 31, 8:30 to 6. Closed Sun the 25th.

Go to any early voting center in your county with a photo ID. No excuse needed.

MYTHS

And one real caveat

Federal financial aidUnaffected

Claimed as a dependentUnaffected on federal taxes

Health insuranceUnaffected

From out of state?A home-state scholarship or tuition rate may have residency rules. Check before you switch.

QUESTIONS

Short answers

Can I vote where I go to school?: Yes.
Both places?: No. One only. Registering here drops you from the roll back home.
Do I skip class to vote?: No. Early voting runs Monday through Saturday.
Does a student ID work at the polls?: No. Bring an SC driver’s license, SC DMV ID, passport, military ID, or a free photo voter card from your county election office. No photo ID and can’t get one? Bring your paper voter registration card, sign a short form saying why, and vote a provisional ballot. It’s counted unless the county can show the form is false.
Can I vote by mail?: Registered back home and at school in another county? Yes. That’s one of South Carolina’s accepted reasons. Ask your home county’s election office for the absentee application. Registered at school? Then no, but early voting runs Saturdays.
Is this partisan?: No. No candidates, no party, no sign-ups.

South Carolina closes Oct 4.