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SC Secretary of State Mark Hammond Invites Nominations for 2019 Angels

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

Secretary of State Offers Free Notary Public Seminars Across South Carolina

These seminars will address state laws governing the duties and responsibilities of notaries. (COLUMBIA, SC) - Secretary of State Mark Hammond is…

South Carolina Secretary of State Launches Website Redesign

Columbia, S.C. – September 19, 2019 – Secretary of State Mark Hammond is proud to announce the agency’s recently redesigned website, sos.sc.gov. The…

Secretary of State Mark Hammond Announces Distribution of Recovered Funds to Cancer Centers

The settlement will benefit legitimate cancer programs (COLUMBIA, SC) - South Carolina Secretary of State Mark Hammond announced today that $2.5…

South Carolina Secretary of State Launches Website Redesign

Columbia, S.C. – September 19, 2019 – Secretary of State Mark Hammond is proud to announce the agency’s recently redesigned website, www.sos.sc.gov.…

Miracle House of Hope Ministries Enjoined from Soliciting in South Carolina

The charitable organization owes $10,000 in fines for delinquent registration, financial report (COLUMBIA, SC) - Secretary of State Mark Hammond…

SC Secretary of State Announces Angels for 2018; Releases "Wise Giving and Professional Solicitor Report"

(COLUMBIA, SC) – South Carolina Secretary of State Mark Hammond announced today the Angels of 2018. Ten Angels as well as one Honorary Angel were…

South Carolina Secretary of State's Office Recognized for Innovation in Technology

(COLUMBIA, SC) -  On Tuesday, October 23, 2018, the Secretary of State’s Office Online Business Entities Filing, Search and Document Retrieval System…

SC Secretary of State, Partners Announce Kick-off of 1st Annual International Charity Fund Awareness Week

(COLUMBIA, SC) - Secretary of State Mark Hammond joins with state charities regulators across the country, the National Association of State…

SC Secretary of State Alerts Public of Specific Scam Exploiting Those Affected by Hurricane Florence

(COLUMBIA, SC) – Secretary Hammond is alerting charitable donors of a phishing scam that was uncovered on September 20, 2018, that appears to come…