What you need to know before heading to polls for SC primary
Horry County voters will head to the polls Saturday for the “first-in-the-South” primary to cast ballots for Republican candidates vying for the party’s presidential nomination.
The list of contenders has narrowed since contests in Iowa and New Hampshire, with New York Billionaire Donald Trump still leading in South Carolina and national polls. But the rest of the field has been aggressively jockeying to win the Palmetto state’s favor and capture some of the state’s 50 delegates in a bid to determine the party’s nominee by early spring.
Leaders expect a record voter turnout Saturday because of the heated contest among the six candidates.
Here’s what you should know before you head to the polls:
When to vote?
Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Saturday for the Republican presidential preference primary. Voters still in line to vote at 7 p.m. will be allowed inside polling places to vote.
Who’s on the ballot?
Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, John Kasich, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump
Who can vote?
Voters may participate in only one party’s presidential preference primary. The deadline to register to vote and be eligible to vote in either presidential preference primary was Jan. 27. The Democratic presidential preference primary election in South Carolina is Feb. 27.
What will you need to vote?
Voters will be required to produce photo identification at the polling place. Photo IDs that will be accepted: a South Carolina Driver’s License, an ID card issued by the S.C. Department of Motor Vehicles, a S.C. Voter Registration Card with photo, a federal military ID or a U.S. Passport.
Voters without a photo ID can get one free of charge from the Department of Motor Vehicles or from their county voter registration and elections 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 election board has grounds to believe the affidavit is false.
Where to vote in Horry County?
Adrian precinct - Academy of Tech/Academics
Allsbrook precinct - Cane Branch Baptist Church
Atlantic Beach precinct - Atlantic Beach Community Center
Aynor precinct - Aynor Town Hall
Bayboro-Gurley precinct - Bayboro Fire Station
Brooksville #1 precinct - Ralph Ellis County Building
Brooksville #2 precinct - Grace Christian Church
Brownway precinct - Pee Dee Elementary School
Burgess #1 precinct - St. James Elementary School
Burgess #2 precinct - Burgess Community Center
Burgess #3 precinct - St. James Middle School
Burgess #4 precinct - Burgess Elementary School
Carolina Bays precinct - Carolina Forest Community Church
Carolina Forest #1 precinct - Carolina Forest Elem. School
Carolina Forest #2 precinct - Carolina Forest High School
Cedar Grove precinct - Cedar Grove Baptist Church
Cherry Grove #1 precinct - Chapel by the Sea Baptist Church
Cherry Grove #2 precinct - Little River Neck Rd Fire Station
Coastal Carolina precinct - Christ Community Church
Coastal Lane #1 precinct - 21st Ave N – County Complex
Coastal Lane #2 precinct - Mary C. Canty Recreational Center
Cool Springs precinct - Cool Springs Methodist Church
Crescent precinct - NMB Community Center
Daisy precinct - Daisy Elementary School
Deerfield precinct - Surfside Presbyterian Church
Dogbluff precinct - Aynor Elementary School
Dogwood precinct - Chestnut Building
Dunes #1 precinct - MB Fire Station #5
Dunes #2 precinct - Lake Arrowhead Fire Station
Dunes #3 precinct - Windy Hill Fire Station
East Conway precinct - Conway Library
East Loris precinct - Loris Elementary School
Ebenezer precinct - The Christian Church
Emerald Forest #1 precinct - Grand Strand Baptist Church
Emerald Forest #2 precinct - St Marys Missionary Bapt Church
Emerald Forest #3 precinct - Ocean Bay Middle School
Enterprise precinct - Socastee Library
Forestbrook precinct - Forestbrook Baptist Church Gym
Four Mile precinct - Bethany Bible Chapel
Galivants Ferry precinct - Pee Dee Farms Store
Garden City #1 precinct - Seaside Elementary School
Garden City #2 precinct - Garden City Fire Station
Garden City #3 precinct - Seaside Elementary School
Garden City #4 precinct - Magnolia Grove Clubhouse
Glenns Bay precinct - South Strand Recreation Center
Green Sea precinct - Finklea Fire Station
Hickory Grove precinct - Kingston Baptist Church
Hickory Hill precinct - Pleasant Meadow Baptist Church
Homewood precinct - Homewood Elementary School
Horry precinct - Salem Baptist Church
Inland precinct - Bucksport Library/EMS
Jackson Bluff precinct - Sweetwater Baptist Church
Jamestown precinct - South Conway Elementary School
Jernigans X Rds precinct - Jernigans X Rds Store
Jet Port #1 precinct - MB Fire Station #3
Jet Port #2 precinct – Myrtle Beach Fire Station #3
Jordanville precinct - Highpoint Baptist Church
Joyner Swamp precinct - Berea Baptist Church
Juniper Bay precinct - Juniper Bay Baptist Church
Lake Park precinct - Socastee High School
Leon precinct - Old Longs School/Headstart
Little River #1 precinct - Little River United Methodist Church
Little River #2 precinct - Little River Fire Station
Little River #3 precinct - Little River Fire Station
Live Oak precinct - Live Oak Baptist Church
Maple precinct - Maple Baptist Church
Marlowe #1 precinct - St. James High School
Marlowe #2 precinct - Timberlake Bapt. Church
Marlowe #3 precinct - St. James High School
Methodist-Mill Swamp precinct - Midland Elementary School
Mt. Olive-Floyds precinct - Green Sea Floyds Senior Center
Mt. Vernon precinct - Community Center
Myrtle Trace precinct - Myrtle Trace Clubhouse
Myrtlewood #1 precinct - MB Intermediate School
Myrtlewood #2 precinct - MB Fire Station #6
Myrtlewood #3 precinct - Myrtle Beach Church of Christ
Nixons X Rds #1 precinct - NMB High School
Nixons X Rds #2 precinct - NMB Middle School
Nixons X Rds #3 precinct - North Strand Recreation Center
North Conway #1 precinct - Collins Park Building
North Conway #2 precinct - Conway Elementary School
Ocean Drive #1 precinct - Fire Station
Ocean Drive #2 precinct - St. Stephens Episcopal Church
Ocean Forest #1 precinct – Myrtle Beach Fire Station #6
Ocean Forest #2 precinct - Claire Chapin Epps Family YMCA
Ocean Forest #3 precinct - First Freewill Baptist Church
Palmetto Bays precinct - Palmetto Bays Elem School
Pawleys Swamp precinct - Pawley Swamp Baptist Church
Pleasant View precinct - Pleasant View Baptist Church
Poplar Hill precinct - Pleasant Union Baptist Church
Port Harrelson precinct - Bucksport Community Center
Racepath #1 precinct - Conway Senior Center
Racepath #2 precinct - Whittemore Park Middle School
Red Bluff precinct - Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
Red Hill #1 precinct - Waccamaw Elementary School
Red Hill #2 precinct - Centenary United Meth. Church
River Oaks precinct - Ocean Bay Elementary School
Salem precinct - Salem Methodist Church
Sea Oats #1 precinct - First Baptist Church - Gymnasium
Sea Oats #2 precinct - Midway Missionary Baptist Church
Sea Winds precinct - Calvary Christian School
Shell precinct - Bethlehem Baptist Church
Socastee #1 precinct - Socastee High School
Socastee #2 precinct - Coastal Worship Center
Socastee #3 precinct - Forestbrook Elementary
Socastee #4 precinct - Beach Church/MB Community Church
Spring Branch-Norton precinct - Spring Branch Baptist Church
Surfside #1 precinct - Dick Johnson Civic Center
Surfside #2 precinct - Calhoun Building-Surfside Methodist Church
Surfside #3 precinct - Grand Strand Church of Christ
Surfside #4 precinct - Lakewood Elementary School
Sweet Home precinct - Goretown Fire Station
Taylorsville precinct - Mount Pisgah Baptist Church
Tilly Swamp precinct - Tilly Swamp Baptist Church
Toddville precinct - Union Methodist Church
Wampee precinct - Riverside Elementary School
West Conway precinct - Horry County Government/Justice Center
West Loris precinct - Loris Public Safety Center
White Oak precinct - New Home #1 Baptist Church
Wild Wing precinct - Christ the Servant Lutheran Church
Windy Hill #1 precinct - Windy Hill Fire Station
Windy Hill #2 precinct – North Myrtle Beach Fire Station #5
This story was originally published February 19, 2016 at 5:00 AM with the headline "What you need to know before heading to polls for SC primary."