The 2016 March Filing Period opens at noon Tuesday throughout the state. Any candidate seeking a political party’s nomination for an office on the November 8, 2016, General Election ballot must file during the March Filing Period.
The filing period opens at noon today and closes at noon on March 30. Filing deadlines for nonpartisan candidates are later this year.
See Who Has Filed
To see who has filed, check the Candidate Tracking System at scVOTES.org. Candidate names and copies of forms are posted online immediately as candidates file.
Where Candidates File
Office | Where to File |
U.S. Senate
U.S. House (All Districts) Solicitor (Circuits 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 16) |
NOTE: The SEC office is in a new location:
State Election Commission 1122 Lady St., Suite 500 Columbia, SC 29201 |
State Senate (All Districts)
State House (All Districts) Countywide Offices Less-than-countywide Offices |
County Board of Voter Registration & Elections
State Senate & State House Candidates file in the candidate’s county of residence. |
Filing Hours
State Election Commission | County Boards of Voter Registration & Elections |
Wednesday, March 16: 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Thursday – Friday, March 17-18: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Saturday – Sunday, March 19-20: CLOSED Monday – Friday, March 21-25: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Saturday – Sunday, March 26-27: CLOSED Monday – Tuesday, March 28-29: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 30: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Contact county board for specific hours.
NOTE: Some county election offices may be closed on Good Friday, March 25.
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