Notice of Travelers Rest Elections

The General Election for the city of Travelers Rest City Council 4 seats at Large will be held on Tue., Nov. 5, 2019.

Any person wishing to vote in this election must register in person no later than Fri., Oct. 4, 2019; Online (OVR) Sun., Oct. 6, 2019. Voter Registration by Mail forms will be accepted if postmarked by Mon., Oct. 7, 2019

Voters will be asked to provide one of the following Photo IDs at their polling place:

• S.C. 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 obstacle to obtaining a Photo ID and vote a provisional ballot.  This ballot will count unless the county board of voter registration and elections has grounds to believe the affidavit is false.  For more information on Photo ID, visit scVOTES.org or contact your county board of voter registration and elections.

At 9 a.m. on Nov. 5, the County Board of Voter Registration and Elections will begin its examination of the absentee ballot return envelopes at County Square, 301 University Ridge, Suite 1900, Greenville, SC 29601, (864) 467-7250. 

At noon on Nov. 8, the city of Travelers Rest will hold a hearing to determine the validity of all provisional ballots cast in the Municipals and Public Service District elections.  This hearing will be held at County Square, 301 University Ridge, and Suite 1900 Greenville SC 29601.

The following precincts and polling places will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.:

Precincts - Polling Places

Enoree -City Hall (125 Trailblazer Dr.)
Furman - City Hall (125 Trailblazer Dr.)
Travelers Rest 1 - City Hall (125 Trailblazer Dr.)
Travelers Rest 2 - Renfrew Baptist Church (951 Geer Hwy.)