By HEATHER RUPPE
It looks as if Williams’ current mayor will be reinstated to office in the coming election, as he is the only person who has officially filed to run for the mayoral role.
The Town of Williams is holding its municipal election on Tuesday, April 12th.
Write-in candidates can still enter the mayoral race on election day.
Evans said he decided to run again as the town’s mayor because many of the water projects he has been heavily involved in are still ongoing: the Town of Williams has been going through several large water improvement projects.
“We are closer than we were, but we still have a way to go,” he said.
Recently, the town installed a treated water system, which was funded through state grant funds. Town leaders have also done water tank upgrades.
In the near future, Evans said he and the town’s other leaders will be focused on abandoning the old water system that lies under roads. Evans said he will try to secure grant funds for this project, as well.
In addition to electing a mayor, the Town of Williams is electing four council seats.
Currently, Mark Will and Kris Jordan have filed to run for Williams Town Council.
This election is also going to occur on April 12th.
According to Angela Upchurch, executive director of the Colleton County Office of Elections, the Town of Williams is the last municipality in Colleton County to move their elections to November of odd number years. This will occur in November of 2025.
“The SEC is encouraging all municipalities in the state to have their elections in November of odd years. They are trying to promote Municipal Election Day,” said Upchurch.
Election Day Information
The Town of Williams is holding a non-partisan election on Tuesday, April 12th. This election is for a mayor and four town council members for three-year terms. The location is going to be held at Marion Baptist Church, at 1810 George Warren Drive. This is a new polling location.
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Only residents of the Town of Williams can register to vote for the election.
The voter registration deadline is March 13th.
To register, Williams’ residents can either visit the Colleton County Voter Registration & Elections Office, located at 2471 Jefferies Highway in Walterboro, or register online at www.scVotes.gov. Voter registration by mail applications will be accepted if postmarked by Monday, March 14, 2022.
Absentee ballots can be requested from the Voter Registration & Elections Office (843-549-2842) or by going to to the voter registration and election office, at 2471 Jefferies Highway in Walterboro. Absentee voting can be done at the office on Monday, March 14 from 8 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. the day before the election.
