Beaufort County board introduces Jean Felix as new elections director; early-voting changes and poll-worker drives planned
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The county's board of voter registration introduced Jean Felix as the new director of voter registration and elections. Felix outlined outreach plans, poll-worker recruitment for three upcoming elections, and pending relocations of two early-voting centers.
The Beaufort County board of voter registration and elections introduced Jean Felix as the new director, and Felix outlined plans for early-voting logistics, poll-worker recruitment and public outreach in advance of several 2026 elections.
Board chair Matt Sweeney said the county has about 140,000 registered voters and praised Felix's work strengthening poll-worker training and outreach. "Jean Felix represents that next chapter," Sweeney said, citing her experience as outreach coordinator and her role in poll-worker training.
Felix described ongoing negotiations to relocate two early-voting centers (including the Beaufort Early Voting Center) because of parking limitations and said the Bluffton Early Voting Center is the county’s busiest location. She listed community forums on March 19 (Saint Helena Library), April 9 (Hilton Head Library) and April 16 (Dale Community Center) and announced a candidate workshop ahead of filing. Felix said the county hires roughly 800 poll workers for large elections and outlined staffing needs for a May 12 special election, June primaries, potential runoffs and the November general election.
Council thanked Felix and said the council will request reports from her office at upcoming community services meetings.
The item was an informational introduction and required no council vote; Felix asked councilors to share outreach materials and announced poll-worker training flyers and community forums.