From Aug. 1 to Aug. 15, Lexington County locals who want to see their own names on the ballot this November can file for candidacy.

Election day is Nov. 4, and early voting is from Monday, Oct. 20, to Friday, Oct. 31, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Lexington County Voter Registration and Election Office, located at 605 West Main Street, Ste. C, in Lexington.

Municipal elections are managed and operated by the Lexington County Registration and Elections Office, not cities or towns.

Candidate filing can be done at the Lexington County Voter Registration and Election Office from noon on Aug. 1 to noon on Aug. 15.

The candidacy intention form includes basic questions about name, residency and contact information, as well as a signature line under the “Candidate’s Oath,” which reads, “I affirm I meet, or will meet by the time of the general or special election, the qualifications for this office.”

The form also states that the “S.C. Constitution prohibits a person who has been convicted of a felony from filing for public office for 15 years after the completion of the sentence, including probation and parole time, unless previously pardoned.”

The Lexington County Registration and Elections Office can be reached at 803-785-8361, and more information is available on the county’s website.

Here are some Lexington County municipal seats with terms ending this year:

City of Cayce
- Council District One
- Council District Three

Town of Irmo
- One council seat

Town of Lexington
- Three council seats

City of West Columbia
- Council District One
- Council District Three
- Council District Five
- Council District Seven

Town of Batesburg-Leesville
- Mayor
- Council District One
- Council District Three
- Council District Five
- Council District Seven