MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) – Monday marked the first day of the two-week early voting period in South Carolina.
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“I think it’s an important election, there are a lot of things on the ballot that are important to me as a citizen and I just wanted to get out and make sure I got counted on the first day,” said Rosamond Lawson after voting early at Seacoast Church in Mount Pleasant.
Long lines wrapped around the church which is one of Charleston County’s seven early voting locations.
Some voters reported waiting nearly two hours to cast their ballots.
“It was good. The lines are very long, but that’s good too. That’s encouraging that people are really interested enough to turn out and come vote,” Margaret Massari said of her voting experience at Seacoast.
Elections officials in the county predicted this year’s turnout will break records since it’s the first presidential election since the state law on early voting changed in 2022.