Elections

NOTICE OF MUNICIPAL ELECTION

2025 CITY OF ORANGEBURG ELECTIONS SCHEDULE

Notice is hereby given that the Municipal Election for the City of Orangeburg will be held on Tuesday, September 9, 2025.  The purpose of this election will be to elect the Mayor and City Council Districts:  District 1, District 3, and District 5 to serve a four (4) year term as required by law. 

The filing period will begin on June 23, 2025, at 12:00 noon and close on July 14, 2025, at 12:00 noon.  All candidates must file a Statement of Candidacy with the City Clerk of the City of Orangeburg during regular business hours located at 979 Middleton Street, Orangeburg, SC. The filing fee is $500.00 for Mayor and $150.00 for a City Council. An indigent person may file without the fee if the Statement of Candidacy is accompanied by a notarized affidavit establishing indigent status. A candidate filing for a seat on City Council must be a registered voter residing in the district for which he or she files at the time of filing.

The Statement of Economic Interest Form must be filed online with the State Ethics Commission, pursuant to The Equal Access to the Ballot Act (effective July 3, 2013).  A candidate is no longer required to file a paper copy of his/her Statement of Economic Interest (SEI) form with the City Clerk when the resident files to become a candidate in an election.  A candidate must still file an SEI Form and Campaign Disclosure Form with the State Ethics Commission online (http://ethics.sc.gov).

 Any person wishing to register to vote in this election must do so no later than August 9, 2025. 

The polls shall be open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the locations designated below.  The Managers of Election shall see that each person offering to vote takes the oath that he/she is qualified to vote at this election according to the Constitution of this State and that he/she has not voted before in this election.

Voters who are blind, physically disabled or unable to read or write are entitled to assistance in casting his/her ballot.  This assistance may be given by anyone the voter chooses except his/her employer, an agent of his/her employer or an officer or agent of his/her union.  The Managers must be notified if assistance is needed.

Voters who are unable to enter their polling place due to physical disability or are 65 years of age or older may vote in the vehicle in which they drove or were driven to the polls.  When notified, the managers will help voters using the curbside voting provision.

Registered electors who cannot vote in person may be eligible to vote by absentee ballot.  Persons wishing more information concerning absentee voting should contact the Orangeburg County Voter Registration and Elections Commission at (803) 533-6210. 

The early voting period for this election begins on Monday, August 25 and ends on Friday, September 5, 2025, at Orangeburg County Voter Registration & Election Office, 1475 Amelia Street, Orangeburg, SC  29115 from 8:30am until 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday (closed Saturday and Sunday).

At 10:00 a.m. on Election Day, the Orangeburg County Election Commission will begin its examination of the absentee ballot return envelopes at the Orangeburg County Voter Registration & Elections Office, 1475 Amelia Street, Orangeburg, SC 29115, and phone number (803)533-6210.

On Thursday, September 11, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., the Municipal Election Commission will hold a hearing to determine the validity of all provisional ballots cast in this election and canvass the votes and certify the election results.  This hearing will be held at the City Hall Council Chambers located at 933 Middleton Street, Orangeburg, SC.

CITY OF ORANGEBURG

Precincts                                             Polling Places (location)

Ward 1                                                 Orangeburg Arts Center, 619 Riverside Dr.

Ward 2                                                 Mellichamp Elementary School, 350 Murray Rd

Ward 3                                                 Mellichamp Elementary School, 350 Murray Rd

Ward 4                                                 Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center, 200 Buckley St

Ward 5                                                 Zimmerman Youth Center, 759 Peasley St

Ward 6                                                 Youth Canteen, 1620 Middleton St

Ward 7                                                 Sheridan Elementary School, 1139 Hillsboro Rd

Ward 8                                                 W J Clark Middle School, 919 Bennett St

Ward 9                                                 Marshall Elementary School, 1441 Marshall Ave

Ward 10                                               Sheridan Elementary School, 1139 Hillsboro Rd

Suburban 1                                          Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center, 200 Buckley St

Suburban 3                                          Mellichamp Elementary School, 350 Murray Rd

Suburban 7                                          W J Clark Middle School, 919 Bennett St

Suburban 8                                          Marshall Elementary School, 1441 Marshall Ave

Suburban 9                                          Council on Aging, 2570 St. Matthews Rd