Photo by Bob Sofaly
Vernon Kemp, Elections Systems Manager for checks is data print out after simulating a  “straight ticket” test to make sure all the systems are up and running correctly for the upcoming general election Nov. 3.
According to Kemp, Beaufort County has 56 precincts with 138,141 registered voters on the books. The largest percent with 2,966 registered voters is Bluffton 2C. 
To date there have been 29,000 requests for absentee mail-in ballots, of which 20,000 have already been mailed out. October 5 is final deadline to apply for a mail-in ballot in Beaufort County.