Municipal General Election
November 3, 2015
The filing period for all persons desiring to run as candidates in the City of Charleston’s Municipal General Election to be held on November 3, 2015, will open on Monday, August 3, 2015, at 12:00 Noon and will close on Monday, August 17, 2015, at 12:00 Noon, in accordance with Section 11-5 of the Code of the City of Charleston, as amended. Any person desiring to file as a candidate for the offices of Mayor or City Council Members for Districts 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11 or Commissioner of Public Works must file a Statement of Candidacy and the appropriate filing fee during this filing period.
The filing fee for candidates seeking the office of Mayor is One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars. The filing fee for candidates seeking the office of City Council or Commissioner of Public Works is One Hundred Fifty ($150.00) Dollars. (Make checks payable to the City of Charleston.) A candidate filing for a seat on City Council must be a registered voter residing in the District for which he or she files, at the time of the filing. A candidate for the office of Mayor or Commissioner of Public Works must be a registered voter residing in the City of Charleston at the time of filing. Proof of such residency and voter registration must be provided at the time of filing. The Municipal Election Commission will not place the name of a candidate on the ballot unless the residency and voter registration requirements of Section 11-5 are met.
In lieu of a candidate filing fee as set forth above, the Municipal Election Commission shall accept the application of any indigent person if said application is accompanied by a notarized affidavit establishing the applicant’s indigent status. An indigent person is defined as a person who has gross income less than the most recently published federal poverty guidelines published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and who has net assets, including any campaign contributions on hand, of less than Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars.
Filing will be conducted at the City of Charleston Legal Department, 50 Broad Street, 2nd Floor, Charleston, SC 29401, (843)724-3730, during the following hours:
August 3rd
12:00 Noon – 4:00 P.M.
August 4th – August 7th
9:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.
August 10th – August 14th
9:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.
August 17th
9:00 A.M. – 12:00 Noon
A Statement of Candidacy Form may be obtained from the City of Charleston Legal Department at the time of filing.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, people who need alternative formats, ASL (American Sign Language) Interpretation or other accommodation please contact Janet Schumacher at (843) 577-1389 or email to schumacherj@charleston-sc.gov three business days in advance.