Rep. Neal Collins urges voters to vote as early voting begins in Easley

EASLEY, SC 10/26/22 1:30 PM — South Carolina District 5 State Representative Neal Collins is very active on social media communicating with his constituents about various issues on the state level for our area. This week he is stressing the importance of voting in the upcoming midterm elections on November, 8.

Early voting in Easley

Early voting has already begun. Easley residents can vote early at the Captain Kimberly Hampton Memorial Library now through November 5th. As Collins has urged, if you can’t make it out on election day, make sure to go vote early to help ensure that all residents have the opportunity to make their vote count.

Captain Kimberly Hampton Memorial Library
304 Biltmore Road
Easley, SC  29640

Here’s an update on voting statistics for our area from Rep. Collins:

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– 1 of 2 adults you know won't vote in this election.
– 9 of 10 adults you know didn't vote in the June primaries.

That means:

– 2.3m of SC's 4.1m adults won't vote this election.
– 60,000 of Pickens Co's 107,000 adults won't vote this election …

— Rep. Neal Collins (@collins_neal) October 26, 2022

Click the tweet to read the full thread pointing out the lack of representation in our elections here in Easley.

Rep. Collins ended his thread today urging citizens to take advantage of early voting so we can drastically improve voter turnout in Easley.

4/ Of the 107k adults, 74,521 are reg, so turnout is 2.87% of reg voters.

Early voting is occurring in every county. For Easley, the Capt. Kimberly Hampton Memorial Library is open tomorrow 8:30am-6pm. It's quick & easy.

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— Rep. Neal Collins (@collins_neal) October 26, 2022

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About Representative Neal Collins

Rep. Neal Collins (R) is the District 5 Representative in the South Carolina House of Representatives. He was first elected in 2016.

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