Absentee Application Request

The Pickens County Registration & Elections Commission is responsible for facilitating absentee voting for all Federal, State, County, and Municipal elections within Pickens County, South Carolina. Absentee voting is not the “early voting” that you may have heard about on the news. To vote absentee, you must be a registered voter and meet one of 17 qualifications. For more information on the absentee voting process, please click here.

Complete the form below to request that an Application for an Absentee Ballot be sent to you.  Be sure to enter all information requested below.  You must check the box next to the Requestor’s Oath and then hit the “submit” button at the bottom of this page to transmit your request to our office.


Section 1: Select the Election(s) You Wish To Vote Absentee In

Using your mouse, left click on the election(s) you would like us to send you an application for an absentee ballot for (required).
Hold down CTRL to select more than one election, if applicable.

If you will be eligible for any subsequent runoff election held two weeks after the initial election, and wish to recieve an absentee ballot for the runoff as well, please indicate your choice here:


Section 2: Your Contact Information

Full Name as Registered (required):

Voter Registration Number (if you know it):

Complete Residence Address (required):

Complete Mailing Address (required):

Email Address (required):

Fax Number (only needed if you want your application faxed to you):

Day Phone Number (required):

Evening Phone Number:


Section 3: Delivery Method

How would you like us to send your Application for an Absentee Ballot to you?


Section 4: Qualification

Select your reason/circumstance that qualifies you to vote absentee (required):


Section 5: Requestor's Oath:

Please read the following statement carefully. You must accept the statement by checking the box before continuing:

I do swear or affirm that I am the person listed above, that I am a qualified elector of Pickens County, that I am entitled to vote in this election, and that I will not vote again during this election. The information above is true in all respects, and I herby request an application for an absentee ballot be sent to me. I understand that any person who fraudulently applies for an absentee ballot in violation of this section, upon conviction, must be punished in accordance with Section 7-25-20.


Section 6: Submit Your Request

Click the submit button below to transmit this application to our office. You will receive a confirmation email shortly.