On July 11, the Labor Party turned in 16,500 signatures to the South Carolina Election Commission. If 10,000 are valid, the Labor Party will be ballot-qualified for elections in 2007 and beyond. Although the Labor Party has existed nationally since 1990, never before had it tried to qualify for the ballot in any state.

Also, the Working Families Party petition in South Carolina has now been checked, and the Working Families Party is now ballot-qualified. It is not clear if the WFP will seek to run any candidates in South Carolina this year.