Voters going to the polls in state Senate District 30 today might be confused when they go to cast their ballots.

That's because even though the results of the June 8 primary for the seat were declared invalid by the S.C. Democratic Party, other races were not.

The S.C. Democratic Party Executive Committee ruled the District 30 race invalid after hearing a protest from candidate Tim Norwood.

Norwood alleged irregularities in the election.

The committee found his evidence compelling enough to throw out the results and turn the evidence over to the State Law Enforcement Division for an investigation into possible vote fraud.

The decision caused confusion among voters and even election commissions in the district.

The only race that was invalidated was the District 30 race, but many assumed the decision applied to all races in the June 8 primary.

That is not the case, and results in other races will stand.

Another thing that will add to the confusion is the fact that the runoff for the District 30 race will still be on the ballot in some counties.

"Everything was already printed and programmed, so we're going as is with the ballots," said Rena Jackson, director of the Marion County Election Commission. "We just won't tally the Senate District 30 race."

In Marion County, there will be Democratic primary runoffs in the sheriff's and county council District 2 races.

Incumbent Sheriff Billy Page faces Mark Richardson in a runoff today.

In the Marion County Council District 2 race, incumbent Harold Crawford faces Eloise Rogers.

Voters will see the Senate District 30 race on the ballot, but that race won't be counted.

"Thursday morning at 8:30 a.m. when we certify the election, we will only certify the sheriff's race and the county council District 2 race, and the Republican runoff," Jackson said.

The situation is not as confusing in the 17 Florence County precincts in District 30 because there are no other runoffs in the Democratic primary.

The only runoff in Florence County will be the Republican U.S. Senate runoff between David Beasley and Jim DeMint.

In Dillon County voting will be simple because the only runoff is the Republican primary race for U.S. Senate between Beasley and DeMint.

In Marlboro County, there is a Democratic primary runoff for Marlboro Council District 3, which consists of only two precincts.

However, there are two races: one to fill the unexpired seat, and the other to fill the new term beginning next year.

Carroll Gray and Mickey Rogers are the candidates for both races.

Voters in that race will see the District 30 runoff on their ballots, but the race will not be counted.

"We didn't have time to change those ballots, but if someone votes in that race, it won't matter because we're not going to count that race," Phyllis Hagan, chairwoman of the Marlboro County Election Commission, said.

The decision on when the District 30 race will be conducted is up to Gov. Mark Sanford. Under state law, when a race is declared invalid by a party's executive committee, the governor sets a date for a special election.

Sanford has not yet set a date for the race.