When Do the South Carolina Election Polls Close?

[Cirque du So-What]

So you want to see the results live of the South Carolina Special Election between Republican Mark Sanford and Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch but do not know when to turn on the television or start refreshing twitter? Have no fear, we here at PolicyMic have all the essentially information that you need to know to catch the results but not watch dead air filled with talking heads from CNN, MSNBC Fox News.

The polls close at 7:00 P.M. EDT tonight for the special election. Results will then start to be counted and come in. The South Carolina State Election Commission has a handy website that will be updated with the vote totals as the results come in.

We here at PolicyMic will do our best to keep you updated if a winner is called early or if this becomes a nail-biter of an election and goes on late into the night. No matter what happens this will be an exciting election.

http://www.policymic.com/articles/40223/when-do-the-south-carolina-election-polls-close

On edit: here's the SC State Election Commission website:
http://www.enr-scvotes.org/SC/46180/116581/en/summary.html

[chillfactor]

1. thank you very much for the heads-up...

it will be interesting to watch the results come in...keeping my fingers crossed for Colbert Busch

[angstlessk]

2. Why is she listed twice both as DEM and WFM?

[angstlessk]

3. Can that cause her to lose?..Even if she gets the most votes..but they are spread between the two?

[librechik]

4. because there's nothing a Republican election commission likes more than ballot confusion

this "error" could easily sink her.

[angstlessk]

5. Well, if they do not add the two together I would say it is election FRAUD...

[DCBob]

6. Thats so rediculous.

GOP messing with the electoral process again.

[Tmharmon]

7. WFM and DEM

Colbert Busch received the endorsement of the Working Families Party and that is why she is listed twice. South Carolina is one of the few states that allows fusion voting. This means that the DEM and WFM votes will be tallied separately and then combined to form a total for that candidate. So, it is not election fraud or a republican conspiracy; her name was listed twice, a likely benefit.
Hope this helped ease your fears and answer your question.

[hrmjustin]

8. Welcome to DU my friend!

[Tmharmon]

9. Thanks

Thanks!