How to Register to Vote in Richland County

If you haven’t yet registered to vote, get it off your to-do list now.

Today is National Voter Registration Day, and thousands of local, state and national organizations have mobilized to make sure millions of people don’t miss the chance to cast their vote in this year’s elections.

Six million people didn’t vote in the 2008 elections because they either did not know how to register or because they missed the voter registration deadline.

The voter registration deadline for South Carolina is Oct. 6.

Here’s information on how you can register in time for the Nov. 6 elections:

• Fill out a voter registration form in person at the Richland County Board of Voter Registration at 2020 Hampton Street.
• Download a voter registration form from the South Carolina Election Commission website and mail it to the Richland County Board of Voter Registration at P.O. Box 192, Columbia SC 29202.
  

If you're already registered to vote, you can check your information on the S.C. Election Commission website.

If you need to update your name or address on your voter registration card but you still live in the same county, you can find information here. However, if you have moved to another county, you'll have to re-register in your new county by one of the ways above.

Have you registered to vote?