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SCAM ALERT: Miracle House of Hope Ministries Illegally Soliciting in South Carolina

(COLUMBIA) -- Today Secretary of State Mark Hammond issued a warning for South Carolina residents about Miracle House of Hope Ministries, a Charlotte…

Secretary Hammond Tours Rhino Medical Supply in Columbia, SC

On February 15, 2022, South Carolina Secretary of State Mark Hammond toured Rhino Medical Supply, a nationally certified minority-owned medical…

Counterfeit Investigation Leads to Bust of Marijuana Growing Operation

(SUMTER, SC) -- Sumter County investigators disrupted a marijuana growing operation while executing a search warrant related to counterfeit items at…

South Carolina Secretary of State Mark Hammond Announces Angels for 2021

(COLUMBIA, SC)-- South Carolina Secretary of State Mark Hammond announced today the Angels of 2021. Fifteen Angels were recognized at a press…

Secretary of State Hammond Issues Annual Wise Giving Report and Give Smart Watch List as Part of International Charity Fraud Awareness Week

(COLUMBIA, SC)--Secretary of State Mark Hammond announced today the release of his office’s 2020-2021 Wise Giving Report and the 2021 Give Smart…

SC Secretary of State Hammond Invites Nominations for 2021 Angels

(Columbia, SC) – South Carolina Secretary of State Mark Hammond announced today that his office will accept nominations of charitable organizations…

MUSC Hollings Cancer Center Awarded Grant Following Landmark Multistate Enforcement Action Against “Cancer Fund” Charities

(CHARLESTON) -- Today, South Carolina Secretary of State Mark Hammond announced the award of a $39,024 grant to MUSC Hollings Cancer Center following…

Secretary of State Offers Free Notary Public Seminars Across South Carolina

(Columbia, SC) — Secretary of State Mark Hammond is offering seven free regional notary public seminars this summer and fall for all South Carolina…

Governor Signs South Carolina Electronic Notary Public Act into Law

(COLUMBIA, SC) – On May 18, 2021, Governor Henry McMaster signed into law the South Carolina Electronic Notary Public Act. The Act allows a notary…

SC Secretary of State to Present Virtual Seminar on Nonprofit Raffles on, Wednesday, May 12, 2021

South Carolina Secretary of State Mark Hammond will be hosting a Nonprofit Raffles Virtual Seminar on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, from 10:30 AM – 11:30…