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Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Area Articles

Local Council Forum

Submitted by Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Area in April 2026.

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Behind the Decisions: How Local Government Works

Submitted by Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Area in March 2026.

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LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS HHI-BA TEAMS

Submitted by Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Area in October 2025.

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What does S. 323 do?

Full practice authority for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses: a win-win-win

Submitted by Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Area in October 2025.

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From: LWV SC

October 16, 2025

League of Women Voters of South Carolina supports full practice authority for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs)

Submitted by Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Area in July 2024.

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Are you attending college in South Carolina? If so, you have a choice to make.

Resident students in South Carolina may register to vote either where they reside while attending college or at their home of origin. Whether you consider yourself to be more a resident of your college location or your original home location is up to you. Only you can decide where you think you want your voice as a voter to be heard. Just know that you can vote either where you attend school or at your home of origin, but not both.

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Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Area Subscribed Articles

What does it mean to be a volunteer organization?

Submitted by South Carolina in November 2026.

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As a nonprofit organization, LWV volunteers manage the organization and do most or all of the work. As board members, we wear two hats — as trustees and as managers and leaders. Governance is the responsibility of the board as a whole while managing, leading and working are the responsibility of individual board members.

SC Election Security

Submitted by The Charleston Area in November 2026.

Public Statement

South Carolina elections are fair and secure. Go "Beyond the Ballot" with the Charleston Board of Elections to learn how they prepare for Election Day and to make sure every eligible voter gets to vote, and every ballot is secured and counted!

Expect Education Controversies Next Session

Submitted by South Carolina in October 2026.

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In the next legislative session, those who watch the Legislature for education issues are likely to see controversies over public school funding and accountability, student discipline, parental rights, teacher salaries and staffing shortages, funding for mobile panic alarms, coercive control, culture war issues and revised social studies standards.

Submitted by South Carolina in October 2026.

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Give a gift membership, donate to support 2027 legislative advocacy, and include us in your estate planning. Help LWVSC protect and defend democratic values in South Carolina no matter what challenges the future holds.

South Carolina dodged a bullet for midterm elections, officials say

Submitted by South Carolina in September 2026.

Press Mention

The long-simmering fight over voting in this fall’s midterm elections came to a rolling boil this week when the U.S. Supreme Court effectively killed President Trump’s plan to give the U.S.

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