| Listed below are locations where Charleston County residents can register to vote. Registrants must be a U.S. citizen, a resident of South Carolina and be at least 18 years old by the next general election. Based on state and federal law, each eligible applicant is registered within the proper precinct and various single-member districts.
Citizens may also register by mail. Applications are available at Charleston County Library branches, city halls, post offices and various high schools. An online application is available through SCVotes.org or the S.C. Election Commission Web Site.
State and federal laws, including the Motor Voter Act, dictate that the S.C. Department of Public Safety's Division of Motor Vehicles must offer voter registration to all citizens. Other agencies also mandated to offer voter registration include military recruitment stations and various other federal and state offices. However, you must also be a client at the location where you want to register. "Motor Voter" registration sites are listed by geographic area: Charleston Peninsula, East Cooper, North Area, West Ashley
Board of Elections and Voter Registration
4367 Headquarters Road
North Charleston, SC 29405
(843) 744-8683 (744-VOTE)
(843) 974-6419 (Fax)
Charleston County Service Centers:
East Cooper Service Center
1189 Iron Bridge Road, Room 400
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
(843) 856-1200
North Area Service Center
Lonnie Hamilton, III Public Services Building
4045 Bridge View Drive
North Charleston, SC 29405
(843) 202-6691
St. Paul's Service Center
5962 Highway 165, Suite 300
Ravenel, SC 29470
(843) 889-8077
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Motor Voter Registration Sites
Charleston Peninsula
Any Air Force, Army, Marine or Navy Recruitment Office
S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control
WIC Program
334 Calhoun Street
Charleston, SC 29401
(843) 724-5800
S.C. Department of Mental Health
334 Calhoun Street
Charleston, SC 29401
(843) 727-2000
S.C. Department of Public Safety's Division of Motor Vehicles
180 Lockwood Boulevard
Charleston, SC 29403
(843) 727-6477
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East Cooper
Any Air Force, Army, Marine or Navy Recruitment Office
S.C. Department of Public Safety's Division of Motor Vehicles
1189 Iron Bridge Road
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
(843) 884-9760
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North Area
Any Air Force, Army, Marine or Navy Recruitment Office
S.C. Department of Disabilities and Special Needs
9995 Miles Jamison Road
Ladson, SC 29456
(843) 821-5805
S.C. Department of Public Safety's Division of Motor Vehicles
135 Wimberly Drive
Ladson, SC 29456
(843) 572-7956
S.C. Department of Public Safety's Division of Motor Vehicles
3790 Leeds Avenue
North Charleston, SC 29405
(843) 740-6168
S.C. Department of Social Services
3366 Rivers Avenue
North Charleston, SC 29405
(843) 740-0400
S.C. Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
4360 Dorchester Road
North Charleston, SC 29405
(843) 740-1600
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West Ashley
Any Air Force, Army, Marine or Navy Recruitment Office
Charleston County Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services
615 Wesley Drive
Charleston, SC 29407
(843) 769-7112
S.C. Commission for the Blind
Fairfield Office Park, Suite 109
Sam Rittenberg Boulevard
Charleston, SC 29407
(843) 852-4225
S.C. Department of Public Safety's Division of Motor Vehicles
1401 Sam Rittenberg Boulevard
Charleston, SC 29407
(843) 852-3580
Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Inc.
1569 Sam Rittenberg Boulevard
Charleston, SC 29407
(843) 763-8571
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