COLUMBIA, S.C. — On the first day of early voting in South Carolina, the State Election Commission's SCVotes website has crashed.
Those trying to access SCVotes.gov instead found a 404 Not Found message on Monday.
In a statement, a spokesperson for the site said:
“We are actively working to get the website issues resolved but in the meantime we encourage you to reach out to your local election office directly. Voters can also view their sample ballots here: https://t.co/lzvwYCJiyA”
Chris Whitmire, with the SC Election Commission said the website issues do not impact voters' ability to vote early at early voting locations around the state and do not compromise the integrity of the election in any way.
Beginning today, voters can go to the polls from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday, Oct. 24 through Saturday, Nov. 5 excluding Sunday. Voters will be asked to bring their Photo ID when checking in to vote.
In the wake of the state website being down, the S.C. Election Commission distributed the list of early voting locations throughout the state which can be accessed below or on social media sites:
“On behalf of the South Carolina Election Commission, I apologize for the website issues South Carolinians are facing today.” said Howard Knapp, executive director of the South Carolina Election Commission. “Our team is working diligently to ensure website access is restored and the issues do not persist into the future.”