Saturday is primary day: What you need to know
S.C. Republican primary voters will head to the polls from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday. What you need to know:
The weather
Early Saturday will be chilly in the Midlands with temperatures as low as 45, according to The Weather Channel. However, temperature will warm up throughout the day, peaking at 67. There is only a 5 percent chance of rain while polls are open. While no rain is forecast in Charleston, there is a 10 percent chance in Greenville.
Before you vote
▪ Voters can check their polling sites online at scvotes.org.
▪ S.C. law says voters should bring a form of photo identification — an S.C. driver’s license, Department of Motor Vehicles identification card, voter registration card with a photo, a U.S. passport or a federal military ID. However, the state’s voter ID law is toothless. Voters without a photo ID should bring their voter registration card. Those voters can vote after signing an affidavit saying they have a reasonable impediment to obtaining a photo ID, according to the Election Commission
▪ Remember, if you vote Saturday you cannot vote in the Democratic primary next weekend.
▪ Problems at your polling place with machines, long lines or other issues? Call The State (803) 771-8362 or email awilks@thestate.com
Record turnout: Take the paper to read
You might want to take the newspaper to the polls.
Voters are expected to shatter the record for the most ballots cast in a GOP primary — 604,000 in 2012.
One indication? As of Friday afternoon 53,528 absentee ballots had been cast in the GOP primary. That exceeds the 35,595 absentee ballots cast in 2008 — for both the Democratic and Republican presidential primaries.
Cassie Cope
This story was originally published February 19, 2016 at 4:44 PM with the headline "Saturday is primary day: What you need to know."