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There are 9 resources
American Civil Liberties Union of SC
(Separate Website)
Ask-a-Lawyer
(Separate Website)
The South Carolina Bar’s free Ask-A-Lawyer telephone service has helped callers with their legal questions for four years, during which it has expanded from two to five days a week and provided free legal help to more than 52,000 callers.
By: South Carolina Bar Association
Ethics Commission Home Page
(Separate Website)
Information regarding ethical obligations of political candidates.
By: SC State Ethics Commission
Federal Election Commission
(Separate Website)
In 1975, Congress created the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to administer and enforce the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) - the statute that governs the financing of federal elections. The duties of the FEC, which is an independent regulatory agency, are to disclose campaign finance information, to enforce the provisions of the law such as the limits and prohibitions on contributions, and to oversee the public funding of Presidential elections.
By: Federal Election Commission
Lawyer Referral Service Online
(Separate Website)
The Lawyer Referral Service Online provides a list of attorneys by county that participate in the Bar's LRS program. To find an attorney simply click the county in which you live and look for one that practices in the area of law concerning your question.
By: South Carolina Bar Association
Project Vote Smart - The Last Trusted Source for Political Information
(Separate Website)
Project Vote Smart investigates candidates' voting records, campaign finances, position statements, backgrounds, and the evaluations done on them by over 100 competing special interest groups. The organization provides this information to you through thousands of sponsoring libraries, its Vote Smart Website, Hotline and Voter's Self-Defense Manuals. The Vote Smart Website provides access to a database on candidates and issues along with presidential candidate speeches (searchable by keyword and phrase), our publications (full text), youth inclusion program (where you can match your issue responses with those of the candidates) and links to all the best sites on the Internet with government and political information. You can even register to vote or find out who your candidates are by putting in your zip code.
By: Project Vote Smart
South Carolina Legislature Home Page
(Separate Website)
From this page, you can choose to explore information on the Senate, the House, and legislative resources. You may also use the search box in the upper right corner to locate pending or current laws of interest to you.
By: South Carolina Legislature
State Election Commission Home Page
(Separate Website)
Find out the status of your voter registration or absentee or provisional ballot, or find out how to become a candidate for political office.
By: State Election Commission
Youth Vote Coalition
(Separate Website)
Youth Vote is the one of the nation's largest non-partisan coalitions working to increase the political involvement of millions of Americans, 18-30 years old. The Youth Vote coalition consists of over ninety diverse national organizations representing hundreds of organizations and millions of young people.
By: Project Vote Smart