The Office of the Secretary of State is responsible for the issuance of commissions to persons elected in a general election as well as people appointed by the Governor. The Secretary of State files oaths for these officials as well as issuing the actual commission. Records are kept of the appointment date, the commission date and the expiration date of board members.

An Act was passed by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1998 delegating to the Secretary of State the duty of publicizing vacancies, expired terms, and those terms expiring within one year on a semiannual basis statewide. The office of the Secretary of State has a database of information covering term information, qualifications needed, and the way in which members are elected or appointed. This information is available to the public and is available online.  

A list of the vacancies can be accessed by clicking here or can be downloaded in either a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet format or Adobe Acrobat format.  

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To download these documents, you must have Microsoft Excel Version 5.0 or higher, or Adobe Acrobat 4.0 or higher.  If you do not have a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader software, please click here for a free copy.

The Secretary of State's office is also the record keeping agency for all Ratified Acts, Executive Orders and Resolutions.

To read the statute pertaining to Boards and Commissions, follow the link below:

Boards & Commissions Governing Statute         

Contacts:

Pat Hamby  (803) 734-2512

J. Spencer Hewitt

(803) 734-2119
 

 

 

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Postal Address
P.O. Box 11350
Columbia, SC  29211
Physical Address
Edgar Brown Building
1205 Pendleton Street Suite 525
Columbia, SC 29201

 

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