NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES BY POLITICAL PARTY

   
Primaries to nominate candidates for the November general election are conducted by the State and county election commissions. Conventions are conducted by the parties. Candidates file with their respective political party. The filing fee is one percent of the total salary for the term of that office or $100.00, whichever is greater.; Certified parties in South Carolina are the Democratic, Libertarian, United Citizens, Independence Party, Republican, Constitution, Working Families, Labor, and the Green parties. Contact these parties for more information concerning nominations.

CERTIFIED POLITICAL PARTIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA

DEMOCRATIC PARTY         INDEPENDENCE PARTY
Joe Erwin, Chair
James Dukes, Acting Director

PO Box 5965
1529 Hampton Street
Suite 200
Columbia, S.C. 29250
Phone: (803) 799-7798
Fax: (803) 765-1692
E-Mail: jdukes@scdp.org

Wayne Griffin, Chair 

113 Fuller Street 
Greer, SC  29650 
Phone:    (864) 879-2617
E-Mail:  gbros@bellsouth.net

UNITED CITIZENS PARTY REPUBLICAN PARTY

Glen Davis, Chair
Almeta Vance, Director of Communications
Phone: (803) 735-7928
E-Mail: theunitedcitizensparty@yahoo.com

Katon Dawson, Chair
Scott Malyerck, Executive Director

PO Box 12373
Columbia, SC 29211
Phone:  (803) 988-8440
FAX:    (803) 988-8444
E-Mail:  scott@scgop.com
CONSTITUTION PARTY GREEN PARTY
Ted Adams, Chair

P.O. Box 25055
Greenville, SC  29616
Phone:  (864) 292-5001

E-mail:  scconstitution@bellsouth.net
awmsccp@mindspring.com
tedaeight@yahoo.com

David P. Whiteman, Treas.

PO Box 5341
Columbia, SC 29250
Phone: 803.799.1205
E-mail: scgreenpartyinfo@earthlink.net
     
LIBERTARIAN PARTY   WORKING FAMILIES PARTY
Tim Moultrie, Chair

P.O. Box 291383
Columbia, SC 29229
Phone: (803) 788-2226

E-mail: chairman@sclibertarians.org
  Erin McKee, Chair

1106 Short River Ct.
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
Phone: (843) 554-1080
E-mail: emjm2@comcast.net
     
LABOR PARTY    
Willie M. Legette, Chair

1285 Glen Gloria Street
Orangeburg, SC 29118
Phone: (803) 536-6535
E-mail: wlegette@sc.rr.com
 

Updated  9/26/2006