South Carolina Voter Website Sees Intermittent Issues
Sample ballot and polling place features on scvotes.gov faced intermittent problems as voter traffic rose on Election Day.
Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Elections
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The South Carolina Election Commission reported intermittent issues with voter-facing features on scvotes.gov, including sample ballot access and polling place lookup, while the website itself remains up and operating. As of 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, 239,433 people had voted so far.
Why it matters
Sample ballots and polling place lookups are tools voters use to prepare before casting ballots, so disruptions to those features can affect how easily residents access election information on the day of voting. The commission says it is increasing system capacity to handle the traffic.
As of 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, 239,433 people had voted so far, according to Election Commission figures, while the cause of the intermittent scvotes.gov problems and their full duration have not been detailed.
The players
South Carolina Election Commission
The state agency responsible for administering elections in South Carolina and operating the scvotes.gov voter information website.
The details
Voter-facing features on scvotes.gov, including sample ballot access and polling place information, experienced intermittent issues, while the main website remained operational. The commission is working to increase system capacity to handle traffic on those features and expects the problem to be resolved the same day.
Timeline
Tuesday, 10:00 a.m.: 239,433 people had voted so far.
Tuesday: Voter-facing website issues occurred and are expected to be resolved the same day.
Seasonal Patterns
Election-day traffic spikes on official voter information portals are a recurring pattern as turnout builds through the day, and the commission's handling of scvotes.gov capacity places this incident within that established pattern of high-demand election information access.
Voters who cannot load sample ballots or polling place information on scvotes.gov can check the state voter information website again later in the day, as the commission expects the issue to be resolved the same day. Residents should confirm their polling location before heading to vote if the lookup is unavailable.
The takeaway
Election-day information tools are only useful when they stay accessible, so voters should check official state resources directly if one feature is unavailable. Confirming your polling place and sample ballot ahead of time can reduce the impact of any temporary website disruption.
Further reading
For more on how voting access is administered, see Elections coverage on Wisevoter.
More information
Find sample ballots and polling place details on the South Carolina state voter information website.
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