The commission shall establish a system of electronic filing for all disclosures and reports required pursuant to Chapter 13, Title 8 and Chapter 17, Title 2 except for forms and reports required pursuant to Article 9, Chapter 13, Title 8. These disclosures and reports must be filed using an Internet-based filing system as prescribed by the commission. The information contained in the reports and disclosure forms, with the exception of social security numbers, campaign bank account numbers, and tax ID numbers, must be publicly accessible, searchable, and transferable.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-365
Electronic filing system for disclosures and reports; public accessibility
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Anderson v. South Carolina Election Commission (2012)
Most recently applied in 874 F. Supp. 2d 483 - Smith v. State of South Carolina Election Commission (June 2012)
2003 Act No. 76, SECTION 16, eff November 3, 2004; 2010 Act No. 190, SECTION 1, eff May 28, 2010; 2013 Act No. 61, SECTION 7, eff June 25, 2013.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.