The Beaufort County Board of Voter Registration and Elections is hosting five community forums to educate and inform the public of the upcoming election season.

Topics will include what's on the ballot, voter registration--how to register, confirming voting status, deadlines to register, polling locations including new voting sites, and how to become a poll worker.

The forum schedule is as follows:

• Wednesday, April 3  6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  Bluffton Branch Library, 120 Palmetto Way (map)
• Wednesday, April 10  6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  Frissell Hall, Penn Center, 16 Penn Center Cir West (map)
• Wednesday, April 17  6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  Port Royal Town Hall, 700 Paris Ave (map)
• Thursday, April 25 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  Hilton Head Branch Library, 11 Beach City Rd (map)
• Tuesday, May 7 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, 367 Keans Neck Rd (map)

The forums are free and open to the public. No rsvp is required.

For more information visit Beaufort County Board of Voter Registration or call Jean Felix, Training and Outreach Coordinator at 843-255-6900.