Not all Fort Mill School Board candidates met a filing deadline. They’re still on the ballot.

Two candidates for Fort Mill School Board missed a filing deadline for the office, but both will remain options for voters Nov. 8.

Neither Terrin Boddie nor Chad Meyer submitted pre-election campaign disclosure forms by the Oct. 24 deadline. Boddie also hasn’t submitted a statement of economic interests.

The South Carolina State Ethics Commission requires the pre-election campaign disclosures. A five-day grace period is given before fines begin. It ended Saturday. Meyer completed his form on Friday, but Boddie still didn’t have one in as of Monday morning.

"(Candidates) will be penalized for those pre-election reports,” said Lessie Cheeseboro with the state ethics commission. “It's a $100 late fee.”

After notice of the missed deadline is given, the fine increases $10 per day for the first 10 days and $100 per day until the form is filed.

Meyer also filed the economic interest form Oct. 28. The requirement for those forms varies based on what type of candidate files for office. As nonpartisan candidates, school board hopefuls only need to have them submitted before taking an oath of office.

Meyer said prior to filing his forms, but after the deadline, he wasn’t aware of the requirement but would complete the documents. Boddie did not respond to messages asking her to comment.

Both forms include personal information on candidates, along with money received and spent on campaigns. The forms list any potential economic conflicts. Candidates serving in public office routinely update forms to list contributions and other transactions.

Despite the missed campaign disclosure deadline, Cheeseboro said Meyer and Boddie are allowed to continue their campaigns.

"None of it involves them getting kicked off the ballot," she said.

In 2012, hundreds of South Carolina candidates for public office were thrown off their respective ballots due to confusion on how to file statements of economic interests. Some candidates still ran as write-in choices. That fall, the South Carolina Commission on Ethics Reform was created. Part of the new rules involved an online filing process still used.

All candidates must complete all required forms, regardless of the election outcome.

"Whether they win or lose, they are still required to file it," Cheeseboro said.

Boddie did file the initial campaign disclosure when she ran unsuccessfully for a board seat in 2014. She also filed a statement of economic interests that year.

To see filings for all candidates who submitted them, visit ethics.sc.gov.

This story was originally published October 31, 2016 at 2:01 PM with the headline "Not all Fort Mill School Board candidates met a filing deadline. They’re still on the ballot.."