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WATCH: John Teckenburg and William Cogswell faced off in a debate ahead of the runoff election in the Charleston mayor's race. See the full debate here>> https://tinyurl.com/37xpeeta
3-day early runoff voting period begins Wednesday
Charleston County’s early voting is set to begin Wednesday for the runoff for the Charleston mayor’s race, Charleston City Council District 9 and for Folly Beach City Council.
Early voting for the runoff runs from Wednesday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Board of Voter Registration and Elections, located at 4340 Corporate Road, the organization’s new headquarters.
Eligible residents do not need to have participated in the Nov. 7 elections to participate in the runoff elections, Charleston County Board of Voter Registration and Elections spokesman Matt Dillane said.
The primary election will be held from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Nov. 21, the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, at the normal polling locations.
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The two candidates for mayor in South Carolina’s largest city will have a chance to tell voters what their plans are on Live 5 News ahead of the runoff election in less than two weeks.
That race is heading to a runoff between incumbent mayor John Tecklenburg and challenger Williams Cogswell after no candidate received more than 50% of the vote Tuesday night.
The City of Charleston election rules require more than 50% of the vote to declare a winner, and because neither candidate reached 50%, voters will have to cast another vote on Nov. 21.
Live 5 News Anchor Raphael James will moderate as Tecklenburg and Cogswell make their pitches to voters on why they should be elected as the next leader of the city.
The debate will be live on-air and streamed online at 7:30 p.m. Monday.
If you have a question for either candidate and want to have your voice heard, send your question to Raphael.James@Live5News.com.
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