STATE — Anyone wishing to vote in the June 8 Republican or Democratic primaries must be registered by Saturday, which will be one month before the primary date.

First-time voters and those who have not participated in an election for an extended time need to register. Also, any voter who has moved since the previous election must update his or her information by May 8.

Voters can check their information at scVOTES.org.

Any 17-year old whose 18th birthday comes before Nov. 2 can vote in the June 8 primaries and therefore must be registered by May 8.

The Democratic Primary will only have a few contested races on its ballot.

Three Democrats are seeking the party’s nomination to run for Governor in November: Current S.C. Secretary of Education Jim Rex, Robert Ford and Vincent A. Sheheen.

Easley native Jane Ballard Dyer will face Brian Ryan B. Doyle for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. House of Representative Seat Three position.

Vic Rawl and Alvin M. Green will face each other to determine who will run for Sen. Jim DeMint’s seat in November.

Frank Holleman and Tom Tolleson are seeking the Democrat’s nomination for State Superintendent of Education.

Unopposed Democrat candidates will not appear on the June 8 ballot, but will face Republican opposition in November.

Unopposed Democratic candidates include: Ashley Cooper for Lt. Governor; Marjorie L. Johnson for Secretary of State, Matthew Richardson for Attorney General, Robert Barber for Comptroller General, Tom Elliott for Commissioner of Agriculture; Judy Gilstrap for S.C. House Seat 26 and Jeffry S. Martin for Pickens County Council Seat 1.

The Democrats do not have candidates in the races for State Treasurer, Adjutant General, 13th Judicial Circuit Solicitor, Pickens County Council Seat 2 or Pickens County Probate Judge.

The Republican Primary will have a much more crowded field.

Gresham Barrett, Andrew Baue, Nikki R. Haley, and Hentyr McMaster are vying for the party’s nomination for Governor.

In the Lt. Governor’s race, Ken Ard, Bill Connor, Eleanor Kitzman and Larry Richter are squaring off.

Converse Chellis is being challenged by Curtis Loftis in the State Treasurer’s race.

Robert Bolchoze, Leighton Lord and Alan Wilson are seeking the party’s nomination for Attorney General.

Richard Eckstrom will face Mike Meilinger in the race for Comptroller General.

The race for the Republican nomination for S.C. Superintendent of Education is one the most crowded on either ballot, with six candidates seeking the spot: Gary L. Burgess, Elizabeth Moffly, Brent Neilson, Kelly Payne, Glenn C. Price and Mick Zais.

Susan McDonald Gaddy will try to unseat U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint in the primary.

There are also six Republican candidates for the District 3 seat in the U.S. House: Easley’s Rex Rice and Neal Collins, Powdersville’s Richard Cash, and Jeff Duncan Frank Michael Vasovski and Joe Grimaud.

Eric Bikas of Easley will face Christopher Robin Henry Wilson of Dacusvillle for the Republican nomination for the S.C. House District 26 seat.

Incumbent Randy Crenshaw is being challneged by Trey Whithurst for the District 2 seat on Pickens County Council.

Unopposed candidates will not appear on the Republican Party primary ballot. Unopposed candidates include Mark Hammond for Secretary of State, Bob Livingston for Commissioner of Agriculture, Walt Wilkins for 13 Judicial Circuit Solicitor, B.R. Skelton for S.C. Houses District 3, David Hiott for S.C. House District 4, Phil Owens for S.C. House District 5, Bill Reid for Pickens County Council District 1 and Kathy Zorn for Pickens County Probate Judge.

Of those, Livingston, Kelton, Hiott, Owens and Zorn will have no Democratic opposition in November.