1872 Wilson Rd., Newberry, SC 29108
Phone: 803-321-2121
Fax: 803-321-2122
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM

Director - Sheli Michelle Madray

Deputy Director - Danial A Piester

The Newberry County Voter Registration and Election Office processes and updates all information related to our voters. The County's files are part of an internal interactive statewide computerized voter registration database. This database serves as one source for selection of jurors in the city and county; it further provides the information used for all elections.

Our office is responsible for training all election personnel, providing election materials, and performing all technical functions on the electronic voting machines for elections held in Newberry County. These elections include federal, state, county-wide offices, school district trustees, municipal and special elections. Our department educates the public about the election process and encourages the public to participate in all elections.

We also coordinate the activities of the County Board of Voter Registration and Election Commission members. Our office is dedicated to the principle and the importance of each citizen's right to register, and once registered, his or her right to vote in a fair and unbiased process.

Board of Voter Registration and Elections

 

NOTICE OF ELECTIONS

 

 

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA                                          COUNTY OF NEWBERRY   

 

 

The General Election for federal, state, county, and other local offices will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Any person wishing to vote in this election must register no later than Sunday, October 6, 2024. Voter registration by mail forms will be accepted if postmarked by Monday, October 7, 2024. 

 

The early voting period for this election begins on Monday, October 21 and ends on Saturday, November 2. The following early voting centers will be open during the early voting period from 8:30 a.m. until 6:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday (closed Sunday, October 27). 

 

Newberry County Voter Registration and Elections, 1872 Wilson Road, Newberry, SC 29108 – 803-321-2121

 

Voters will be asked to provide one of the following Photo IDs when voting in person.

 

  • S.C. Driver’s License
    • Includes standard License and REAL ID
  • S.C. Department of Motor Vehicles ID Card
    • Includes standard ID card and REAL ID
    • Includes SC Concealed Weapons Permit
  • S.C Voter Registration Card with Photo
  • Federal Military ID
    • Includes all Department of Defense Photo IDs and Veterans Affairs Benefits Card
  • U.S. Passport
    • Includes US Passport ID Card

 

If you have one of these Photo 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.gov or contact your county board of voter registration and elections.

 

At 7:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 3, the County Board of Voter Registration and Elections will begin its examination of the absentee ballot return envelopes at 1872 Wilson Road, Newberry, SC 29108 – 803-321-2121.  

 

At 10:00am on Thursday, November 7, the County Board of Canvassers will hold a hearing to determine the validity of all provisional ballots cast in this election.  This hearing will be held at 1872 Wilson Road, Newberry, SC 29108 – 803-321-2121.  

 

The following precincts and polling places will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. on election day.  Always check your polling place at scVOTES.gov before leaving to vote in any election.

 

Precincts                                 Polling Places

 

Newberry Ward 1       Newberry Courthouse Annex – 1309 College St, Nby, 29108

Newberry Ward 2       Bethlehem Baptist Church – 1501 College St, Nby, 29108

Newberry Ward 3       Hal Kohn Memorial Library – 1100 Friend St, Nby, 29108

Newberry Ward 4       St. Mark’s Catholic Church – 928 Boundary St, Nby, 29108

Newberry Ward 5       Westview Behavioral Center – 800 Main St, Nby 29108

Newberry Ward 6       New Covenant Church – 2304 Johnstone St, Nby, 29108

Beth-Eden                   Woodmen of the World – 1420 Civitan Rd, Nby, 29108

Bush River                   Bush River School – 9726 Bush River Rd, Kinards, 29355

Chappells                    Chappells Fire Station – 3218 SC Hwy 39, Chappells, 23037

Fairview                      Fairview Fire Station – 149 Seibert Rd, Prosperity, 29127

Hartford                      Colony Lutheran Church – 48 Colony Church Rd, Nby, 29108

Helena                         Helena Community Center – 902 Giff St, Nby, 29108

Kinards-Jalapa           Bush River Fire Station – 5627Bush River Rd, Kinards, 29355

Johnstone                    Metropolitan Baptist Church – 715 Shrine Club Rd, Nby, 29108

Little Mountain           Derrick Community Center – 16 Depot St, Little Mountain, 29075

Maybinton                   Fire Substation – 296 Tyger River Rd, Whitmire, 29178

Mt. Bethel Garmany   National Guard Armory – 275 General Henderson Rd, Nby, 29108

Consolidated #5          Fire Station – 3464 SC Hwy 34, Pomaria, 29126

O’Neal                        O’Neal Fire Station – 1350 Ira Kinard Rd, Prosperity, 29127

Oakland                      Newberry Housing Authority - 3589 Grant Ave, Nby, 29108

Peak                            Town Hall/FD Complex – 56 River St, Peak, 29122

Pomaria                      Pomaria Recreation Center – 138 Folk St, Pomaria, 29126

Prosperity City            Prosperity Train Depot – 117 Grace St, Prosperity, 29127

Prosperity Outside      Antioch Baptist Church – 236 Rikard School Rd, Prosperity, 29127

Silverstreet                   Silverstreet Community Center – 1233 Main St, Silverstreet, 29145 
Stoney Hill                  Stoney Hill Substation – 88 Harmon Quarters Rd, Prosperity, 29127

St. Philips-Jollystreet   St. Philips Fire Station – 166 Mud Creek Rd, Prosperity, 29127

Wheeland                    Community Center – 1128 Wheeland School Rd, Little Mountain, 29075

Whitmire City              Whitmire Community Center – 122 Glenn St, Whitmire, 29178

Whitmire Outside        Whitmire Community Center – 122 Glenn St, Whitmire, 29178

The Office of Voter Registration and Elections of Newberry County will conduct a hand-count audit on:

 

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

 

 

Audit Time: 9:00 am

 

The purpose of a hand-count audit is to ensure the number of ballots cast was accurately recorded by the tabulation device. Additionally, the audit ensures that the number of votes cast for a particular candidate was accurately recorded by the tabulation device.

 

Audited precincts and offices are selected by the State Election Commission and are published on SCVotes.gov.

 

 

Photography/Videography is Prohibited

Article II §1 of the South Carolina Constitution states, “[a]ll elections by the people shall be by secret ballot, but the ballots shall not be counted in secret.”

 

To ensure secrecy of the ballot, photography/videography is prohibited during hand-count audits.