Legislative Session
The state legislature meets annually, beginning the second Tuesday in January through mid-May.
Limits to Campaign Contributions
Candidates may not accept more than the following amounts from individuals during an election cycle:
- $3,500 for statewide candidates or
- $1,000 for legislative candidates.
These figures are based on a cumulative total for the election cycle.
Candidates may not accept more than the following amounts from political parties during an election cycle:
- $50,000 for statewide candidates or
- $5,000 for legislative candidates.
These figures are based on a cumulative total for the election cycle.
Contribution limits apply to each primary, general, and runoff election. One contribution limit applies to candidates who are unopposed during an election cycle.
Additional information on limits to campaign contributions in South Carolina may be found here.
Filing Deadlines
Candidates are required to file detailed reports on their campaign donations and expenditures. Transparency USA provides accurate, searchable data within a month of its availability.
See South Carolina’s campaign finance report deadlines here.
Additional reports may be required by South Carolina filers. If a report is skipped (often because its deadline is close to another), the data from that report is captured in the next update.
South Carolina Statewide Officeholders
South Carolina statewide officeholders (such as the governor and lieutenant governor) serve four-year terms and are up for reelection in non-presidential election years.
The governor and lieutenant governor are limited to serving two consecutive four-year terms. Other statewide officeholders are not term-limited.
South Carolina Legislature
Members of the South Carolina House of Representatives serve two-year terms with no term limits. South Carolina State Senators serve four-year terms with no term limits.
How We Display Arizona Campaign Finance Data
Campaign finance is complex, with reporting practices that vary widely from state to state. As a reporting system — and not a balance sheet — contributions and expenditures do not balance the way we’d expect if it were an accounting system. In most cases, this does not mean that the data is incomplete, but rather, that entities are following Arizona’s unique reporting requirements.
To help put the numbers in context, we’ve created a state-specific explanation of how we display information reported. Click the link below for a more detailed description of Arizona’s campaign finance data and how their unique system is displayed on TUSA: