PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN OF PINE RIDGE GENERAL ELECTION

PUBLIC NOTICE

TOWN OF PINE RIDGE GENERAL ELECTION

 

Notice is hereby given that a General Election shall be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, for the purpose of electing (2) Council members:  

 

Citizens desiring to be a candidate may file a Statement of Candidacy at the Pine Ridge Town Hall, located at 2757 Fish Hatchery Road. Filing will be open starting at 12 noon on August 16, 2019 and remain open during regular business hours until 12 noon on August 26, 2019.  In order to qualify as a candidate for office and have his or her name placed on the ballot, one must be a resident of the Town of Pine Ridge, and be a qualified elector. The Filing Fee for Council is $30.00

A Statement of Economic Interest form must also be completed on-line with the Ethics Commission and Campaign Disclosure submitted, both according the Ethics Commission directive.

This is a Non-Partisan election, and no party affiliation shall be placed on the ballot.

Town residents desiring to vote in the upcoming election must be registered by October 5, 2019. To register, update voter registration, or obtain information on absentee ballots, please contact the Lexington County Board of Voter Registration at 785-8361.

Polls shall open for the following Precincts at 7:00 am and remain open until 7:00 pm without intermission.  Pine Ridge #1 and Pine Ridge #2 at Congaree Baptist Church located at 101 Pine Ridge Dr., West Columbia SC 29172.

At 9:00 am on said Election Day, the County Election Commission will begin its examination of the absentee ballot return at 605 W Main St. Ste C. Lexington SC.

On Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 9:00 am the Lexington County Board of Canvassers will hold a hearing to determine the validity of provisional ballots cast and to release the official election results. This hearing will be held at 605 W Main St., Ste C. Lexington.