NOTICE OF
GENERAL ELECTION
TOWN OF JAMES ISLAND
JULY 29,
2014
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that The Board of Elections
and Voter Registration of Charleston County will conduct a General
Election for the Town of James Island on
Tuesday, July 29, 2014 to fill (1) one seat for the Office of Mayor, (4) four seats
for the Office of Town Council. This is a nonpartisan, at large municipal
election. Election results will be determined by the plurality method. Term of office will expire August 2018.
The last day that persons may register to be
eligible to vote in this election is June 28, 2014. If submitting a
registration by fax or mail application, it must be post marked no later than June
28, 2014.
Applications may be obtained at http://www.scvotes.org.
Candidate
filing opens 12:00 noon Monday, May 19, 2014 and closes 12:00 noon Friday, May
30, 2014. Filing fees for the Office of Mayor is $150, and Town Council is
$100. Filing fees are non-refundable.
Residents
desiring to file as a candidate for the Office of Mayor or Town Council must
file a Statement of Candidacy with the Town of James Island, Town Clerk, 1238
B, Camp Road, James Island SC. Office hours are Monday – Friday, 9:00 am to
5:00 pm. Closed on Memorial Day, May 26, 2014.
Please
direct all questions to the South Carolina State Ethics Commission regarding filing
of Statement of Economic Interest form. Their website is http://ethics.sc.gov/campaigns/Pages/index.aspx.
Their
office telephone number is (803) 253-4192.
This
Municipal Election will be held under new rules for providing Photo ID at the
polling place. Voters will be asked to provide one of the following Photo IDs:
·
South
Carolina Driver’s License
·
ID
Card issued by S.C. Department of Motor Vehicles
·
S.C.
Voter Registration Card with Photo
·
Federal
Military ID
·
U.S.
Passport
If you have one of these IDs, you are ready to
vote. Voters should remember to bring one of these IDs with them to the polling
place. Voters without Photo ID can get one free of charge from the Department
of Motor Vehicles or their county voter registration office. Voters who
encounter an obstacle to getting a Photo ID should bring their paper voter
registration card without a photo with them to their polling place. These
voters can then sign an affidavit swearing to their identity and to their
reason for not obtaining a Photo ID.
These voters will be issued a provisional
ballot. This ballot will count unless the county board of canvassers has
grounds to believe the affidavit is false. For more information on Photo ID,
please visit scVOTES.org, or contact your county voter registration and
elections office.
Registered voters who cannot vote in person may
be eligible to vote by absentee ballot. Absentee ballots may be obtained from
the Board of Elections and Voter Registration of Charleston County. You may
call 744-8683 or send an email to absentee@charlestoncounty.org
to inquire about the availability of absentee ballots.
At 9:00 a.m. on Election Day, the Board of
Elections and Voter Registration office will begin the examination of the
absentee ballot return envelopes. This process will take place at the elections
office, 4367 Headquarters Road, North Charleston, SC.
On Thursday, July 31, 2014 at 10:00 a.m., the
Charleston County Board of Canvassers will hold a hearing to determine the
validity of all provisional ballots cast in this election, and certify election
results. This hearing will be held at the elections office, 4367 Headquarters
Road, North Charleston, SC.
The
following precinct and polling place will open from 7:00 am until 7:00 pm.
James Island 03
|
Thomas Johnson Field House
|
1443 Secessionville Rd
|
James Island 05A
|
James Island Charter High
|
1000 Fort Johnson Rd
|
James Island 05B
|
James Island Charter High
|
1000 Fort Johnson Rd
|
James Island 06
|
James Island Charter High
|
1000 Fort Johnson Rd
|
James Island 07
|
James Island Charter High
|
1000 Fort Johnson Rd
|
James Island 08A
|
Fort Johnson Middle
|
1825 Camp Rd
|
James Island 08B
|
Fort Johnson Middle
|
1825 Camp Rd
|
James Island 09
|
Fort Johnson Middle
|
1825 Camp Rd
|
James Island 10
|
James Island Charter High
|
1000 Fort Johnson Rd
|
James Island 11
|
Stiles Point Elementary
|
883 Mikell Dr
|
James Island 12
|
Stiles Point Elementary
|
883 Mikell Dr
|
James Island 13
|
Stiles Point Elementary
|
883 Mikell Dr
|
James Island 14
|
James Island Recreation Complex
|
1088 Quail Dr
|
James Island 15
|
James Island Middle
|
1484 Camp Rd
|
James Island 17
|
Harbor View Elementary
|
883 Mikell Dr
|
No comments:
Post a Comment