Sunday, April 27, 2014

Town Election July 29

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

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