Filing for Board elections Opens Aug. 1

Filing for Board of Trustees Elections Opens Aug. 1
Posted on 07/09/2018

Statement of Intention of Candidacy
(To be completed by candidate at the time of filing)

Public Notice of Candidate Filing

Florence County, South Carolina

Any candidate seeking any office in the November 6, 2018 General Election must file with the Florence  County Board Of Voter Registration & Elections or Florence County School District Three during the upcoming filing period. Candidates must live within the district in which they seek office. To verify your district, please call 843-665-3094. Filing opens noon, August 1, 2018, and closes noon, August 15, 2018. 

Offices

FCSD3 Board of Trustees: Seats 1, 2, 3, 4B, 6, 7B (The term of the five members elected at the 2018 general election who receive the highest number of votes will serve an initial term of four years and the member receiving the next highest number of votes will serve an initial term of two years.)

Filing Location

Florence County Board of Voter Registration and Elections, 219 Third Loop Road, Florence

843-665-3094

Filing hours: Weekdays 8:30a.m.-5 p.m.

FCSD3 Administrative Offices, 125 S. Blanding St., Lake City

843-374-8652

Weekdays 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Filing Form:  The Statement of Intention of Candidacy (Non Partisan) form required for filing is available in the “Candidate Information” section of scVOTES.org and at the county elections office.

State Ethics Filings:  Candidates are required to file a Statement of Economic Interests and a Campaign Disclosure online with the State Ethics Commission at http://ethics.sc.gov.  Failure to file these documents may result in a candidate fine but will not disqualify a candidate from the election.  Contact the State Ethics Commission for more information.

Statement of Economic Interests and Campaign Disclosure - These forms must be filed online.  Forms, requirements, and filing instructions are available from the State Ethics Commission: http://ethics.sc.gov/.