State Election Commission Voting Systems Used Electronic All 46 South Carolina counties use direct recording electronic voting machines.The voter makes his/her selections by pressing a button beside a party, candidate or issue displayed on the direct recording electronic (DRE) voting machine. After all selections have been made, the voter presses a VOTE button to cast his/her ballot. The counties that use Electronic: Aiken Chester Florence Lee Saluda Abbeville Chesterfield Georgetown Lexington Spartanburg Allendale Cherokee Greenville Marlboro Sumter Anderson Colleton Greenwood Marion Union Bamberg Clarendon Hampton McCormick York Barnwell Darlington Horry Newberry Williamsburg Beaufort Dillon Jasper Oconee   Berkeley Dorchester Kershaw Orangeburg   Calhoun Edgefield Lancaster Pickens   Charleston Fairfield Laurens Richland   All counties use an optical scan voting method for all mail-out absentee ballots. Optical Scan All 46 South Carolina counties use optical scan ballots for all mail-out absentee ballots.The voter receives an 8 «" x 14" paper ballot. The voter shades in a block beside the name of the party, candidate or issue in which he/she wishes to vote using a marking pen or pencil. Back to the SC State Election Commission Home Page