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Berkeley County elections office outlines 2025 municipal and special school-board schedule; board forms voter-roll review committee
Summary
Director Brown told the Berkeley County Board of Voter Registration and Elections that six municipalities will hold elections this fall, and announced a special school-board election for District 8 on May 6, 2025. The board also created an internal committee to review voter rolls and will press state authorities for free access to the rolls.
The Berkeley County Board of Voter Registration and Elections received an operational update in February 2025 from Director Brown on upcoming elections and internal work on voter rolls.
Director Brown said six municipalities plan to hold elections this November and named the jurisdictions. "We will have six separate municipalities holding their election on that date, namely the town of Moncks Corner, the town of Jamestown, town of St. Stephens, city of Goose Creek, town of Somerville, and the city of Charleston," Director Brown said. He said certification responsibilities vary by municipality: the Berkeley County board will certify elections for Moncks Corner, St. Stephens and Goose Creek, while Somerville and Jamestown will certify their own municipal contests and Charleston will certify within Charleston's county processes.
Why it matters: The announcement frames staff and board priorities for training and staffing toward multiple municipal contests and an additional special school-board election.
Director Brown also announced a special election to fill a vacancy on the Berkeley County School Board for District 8. Filing for the school-board seat, Director Brown said, opens in February and runs through March; the special election date is May 6, 2025. He said filing statements must be submitted to the Berkeley County Voter Registration Office at 1003 Highway 52 in Moncks Corner. Early voting will be available; Director Brown said there will be a single early‑voting location for the special school-board contest at the county voter-registration office.
On voter rolls, the board formed a committee to review the rolls and keep public meetings open rather than meet separately. Board member Lee Dixon said the four-member committee includes himself, Darrell Trout, Francis Taylor and Richard Dean and will report monthly. Dixon said he has asked state staff (identified in the transcript as "Jenny" at the state election entity) to provide voter-roll data at no cost and will continue to press that request on behalf of the board and county.
Board procedure and follow-up: Chairman Don Saturday asked Director Brown to return in March with an update on pending state legislation that could affect office procedures and to brief the board on operational impacts. Board members asked staff to gather additional precinct-level information and training records to address issues raised by public commenters.
Votes at a glance: - Motion to accept the Board of Canvassers meeting minutes from November: moved by Richard Dean; seconded by Darrell Trout; voice vote "aye" and motion carried. - Motion to accept the regular Board meeting minutes from November: moved by Chris Davenport; seconded by Francis Taylor; voice vote "aye" and motion carried. - Motion to enter executive session: moved by Darrell Trout; seconded by Lee Dixon; voice vote "aye" and motion carried; the board later reported that no votes or actions were taken during executive session. - Motion to adjourn: moved by Chris Davenport; seconded by Richard Dean; voice vote "aye" and motion carried.
Ending: The board scheduled its next regular meeting for March 2025 and asked Director Brown to report on pending legislation and training follow-up at that session.
