Columbus County

The county board moved to cut early voting sites for November, starting with a May proposal from the Republican chair to go from five sites to one, revised in June to three. Records obtained by the Southern Coalition for Social Justice showed the state auditor office elections liaison told the chair that five sites was overkill and three was plenty, two weeks before she revised her plan to three. Over half of county ballots were cast early in 2022. The board deadlocked June 29. On August 20 the state board preserved all five sites, with no Sunday voting.

Resolved Aug 20, 2026