SC governor postpones more local elections due to coronavirus
Elections across South Carolina scheduled for May have been postponed due to the coronavirus, according to a statement from the State Election Commission.
S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster ordered Monday that elections originally scheduled for May 5 and May 12 will be rescheduled for a later date.
Specific days the elections will be held on have yet to be announced.
Elections originally scheduled for May 5 include a Lancaster School Board special election and the Newberry City Council special election.
Other elections, which were scheduled for May 12, include the Ware Shoals School Board general election, the town of Windsor general election, the town of Bonneau general election, the Hanahan City Council special election, the Chester Ward 2 special election, the Lamar Town Council special election, the Ninety-Six School Board general election and the Spartanburg Metropolitan Sub District B Water and Sewer District general election.
Previously, the state postponed 32 other local elections that were scheduled for March and April due to COVID-19. Specific dates for when those elections will be held also have not been announced.
The June statewide primary, which includes contests for U.S. Senate and House seats and state legislative races, is expected to continue as scheduled, the State Election Commission announced this week. McMaster has said the state has enough mechanisms, like absentee voting, to keep people safe while allowing voting.
This story was originally published April 28, 2020 at 11:51 AM with the headline "SC governor postpones more local elections due to coronavirus."
