South Carolina


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ELECTION INFO: SECRETARY OF STATE
STATE-ISTICS: STATE INFORMATION

Certified party qualifications:

Petition: 10,000 signatures [7-9-10]

Primary ballot access:

Parties are responsible for conducting the primary [7-11-20]
Republican Party
File a request with the state chair to appear on the ballot
Fee: $10,000
Democratic Party
Petition of candidacy to state party.
Fee: $2,500

General ballot access for un-certified and independent candidates:

Petition: 10,000 signatures [7-11-70]
Deadline: 120 days prior to the date of the general election

Last day to withdraw from the ballot: though withdrawals are handled by the party, state law requires notification 30 days before election day [7-13-390]
Primary date: the state party committee sets the date of the presidential primary [7-11-20] The Democrats have chosen
February 3, 2004.
Participation: Open primary
Voter registration: 30 days before the election

Source:
The Reform Institute (December 2003). Presidential Ballot Access: State by State Scorecard. Retrieved November 10, 2008, from https://www.policyarchive.org/bitstream/handle/10207/5646/2003scorecard.....

Write-In Information

Write-in votes are not allowed.
Source:
Frank Moore (May 8, 2008). US Presidential Write-In Candidate Requirements For Each State. Retrieved November 10, 2008, from http://www.writein2008.blogspot.com/

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