PUBLIC NOTICE OF CANDIDATE FILING AND PRIMARY STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF JASPER Candidate Filing Period: A special candidate filing period for the Republican Nomination for U.S. Senate in the 2026 General Election will open at noon on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, and close at noon on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. Any candidate seeking the Republican Party’s nomination for this office must file during this period with the S.C. State Election Commission. Filing Location: Filing Hours: S.C. State Election Commission Weekdays: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 1122 Lady St., Suite 500 Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Columbia, SC 29201 Sunday: Closed Filing Form: The Statement of Intention of Candidacy & Party Pledge (SICPP) form required for filing is available in the “Candidate Information” section of scVOTES.gov. Filing Fee: The filing fee for this office is $10,440. Filing fees are paid at the time of filing by candidates seeking the nomination. Filing fee checks should be made payable to the “S.C. Republican Party.” Notice of Primary: If at the close of filing a party primary is necessary to determine the party nominees (multiple candidates file for the party’s nomination), a primary will be held on Tuesday, August 11, 2026. Any necessary runoff will be held on Tuesday, August 25, 2026. Any person wishing to vote in this primary must have been registered by Sunday, July 12, 2026. At 9:00am, Tuesday, August 11, 2026, Special Primary election and at 9:00an on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, Runoff election the Jasper County Board of Voter Registration and Elections will begin its examination of the absentee ballot return at the Jasper County Voter Registration & Election Office located at 1506 Grays Highway, Unit A, Ridgeland, South Carolina 29936, (843)726-7709. At 8:00am on Thursday, August 13, 2026, the Jasper County Board of Canvassers will hold a hearing to determine the validity of all provisional ballots cast in the special primary. At 8:00am on Thursday, August 27, 2026, the Jasper County Board of Canvassers will hold a hearing to determine the validity of all provisional ballots cast in any necessary runoff. These hearings will be held at the Late Senator Clementa Pinckney Government Building, located at 358 Third Avenue, 3rd Floor, in the Council Chambers, Ridgeland, SC 29936. The early voting period for the primary is Wednesday, August 5, through Friday, August 7, 2026. The early voting period for any necessary runoff is Wednesday, August 19, through Friday, August 21, 2026. The following early voting centers will be open during the early voting period from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Jasper County Board of Voter Registration and Elections 1506 Grays Highway, Unit A Ridgeland, SC 29936 The following precincts and polling places will be open during any necessary primaries and runoffs from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Polling places can change for various reasons. For the most up-to-date information, visit scVOTES. gov and click “Find My Polling Place.” Precincts Polling Place COOSAWHATCHIE PINELAND COOSAWHATCHIE BAPTIST CHURCH ROBERTVILLE COMMUNITY CENTER 3853 Morgan Dollar Road 9731 Cotton Hill Road Coosawhatchie, SC 29912 Pineland, SC 29934 GILLISONVILLE RIDGELAND I GILLISONVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH, SOCIAL HALL KINGDOM TOUCH MINISTRIES SOCIAL HALL 10158 Grays Highway 6714 Tillman Road Ridgeland, SC 29936 Ridgeland, SC 29936 RIDGELAND II GRAHAMVILLE I KINGDOM TOUCH MINISTRIES SOCIAL HALL MT. CARMEL BAPTIST CENTER FELLOWSHIP HALL 6714 Tillman Road 3763 Bees Creek Road, Hwy. 13 Ridgeland, SC 29936 Ridgeland, SC 29936 TILLMAN GRAHAMVILLE II ST. MATTHEW BAPTIST CHURCH, SOCIAL HALL MT. CARMEL BAPTIST CENTER FELLOWSHIP HALL 1454 Tillman Road 3763 Bees Creek Road, Hwy. 13 Ridgeland, SC 29936 Ridgeland, SC 29936 RIDGELAND III GRAYS KINGDOM TOUCH MINISTRIES SOCIAL HALL PINE LEVEL BAPTIST CHURCH SOCIAL HALL 6714 Tillman Road 2009 Pine Level Church Road Ridgeland, SC 29936 SUN CITY - SSHH LAKEHOUSE Early Branch, SC 29916 1251 Sgt. William Jasper Blvd. HARDEEVILLE I Hardeeville, SC 29927 ST. STEPHEN A.M.E. CHURCH SOCIAL HALL HARDEEVILLE III 710 Main Street, Hwy. 46 East HILTON HEAD LAKES AMENITY CENTER Hardeeville, SC 29927 2000 Club Way HARDEEVILLE II Hardeeville, SC 29927 ST. STEPHEN A.M.E. CHURCH SOCIAL HALL OKATIE II 710 Main Street, Hwy. 46 East OKATEE BAPTIST CHURCH EDUCATION BUILDING Hardeeville, SC 29927 5467 North Okatie Highway LEVY Okatie, SC 29909 LEV LIMEHOUSE COMMUNITY CENTER MARGARITAVILLE - LAKE CLUB 300 Harborside Drive 470 Mitchell Court Hardeeville, SC 29927 Hardeeville, SC 29927 EARLY VOTING CENTER - JASPER COUNTY BOARD OKATIE I OF ELECTIONS & VOTER REGISTRATION OFFICE OKATEE BAPTIST CHURCH EDUCATION BUILDING 1506 Grays Hwy, Unit A 5467 North Okatie Highway Ridgeland, SC 29936 Okatie, SC 29909