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Address change? Update your address 30 days prior to the Nov. 8 election!

Submitted by Columbia Area in November 2020.

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Avoid problems at the polls / keep your contact information current!

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Election Protection - a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization

Submitted by Columbia Area in October 2022.

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Volunteering with Election Protection, a national, non-partisan coalition protecting the vote

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Nevada adds ERA to the Nov. 8 ballot

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Submitted by Columbia Area in October 2022.

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League of Women Voters Responds to Leaked Supreme Court Opinion in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization

Submitted by Columbia Area in May 2022.

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WASHINGTON — Today the League of Women Voters of the United States president Dr.

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FACT SHEET: Biden Harris Administration Announces Commitments to Advance Pay Equity and Support Women’s Economic Security

Submitted by Columbia Area in March 2022.

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Shattering Ceilings

Nancy Williams on the Arena's Shattered Ceilings

Submitted by South Carolina in August 2024.

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Our president, Nancy Williams, was interviewed on The Arena's Shattering Ceilings podcast on August 14 in advance of Women's Equality Day (August 26). 

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ACLU Podcast: Gerrymandering Is Over (If You Want It)

ACLU podcast interview Lynn Teague

Submitted by South Carolina in August 2024.

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When we said we'd keep fighting after the unfortunate 6-3 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Alexander v. SC NAACP in May, we really meant it. We're suing to end partisan gerrymandering in South Carolina. Listen to the ACLU interview with Lynn Teague, LWVSC VP, Issues & Action..

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Commentary: We’re suing to end partisan gerrymandering in SC. Here’s why that matters.

Lynn Teague, LWVSC VP for State Issues & Advocacy, at the SC Statehouse steps

Submitted by South Carolina in August 2024.

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The Post & Courier

Why are we back in court? The S.C. Constitution is more explicit in defining voting rights than the U.S. Constitution. SC guarantees “free and open elections” and an “equal right to elect officers.” Partisan gerrymanders are a problem that not only can —but must —be addressed by our state judiciary.

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Does SC’s congressional map violate state constitution? Two groups sue to find out.

Submitted by South Carolina in July 2024.

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The State, The Island Packet/Beaufort Gazette

The American Civil Liberties Union and League of Woman Voters are trying again to have the state’s congressional map redrawn. The ACLU of South Carolina and the League of Women voters have sued the state over the state’s congressional partisan gerrymander, specifically in the 1st Congressional District. "South Carolina's Constitution protects its citizens' right to exercise equal influence over our elections," said Lynn Teague, LWVSC Vice president for Issues and Action.

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Voter groups file suit arguing GOP gerrymandering in SC’s 1st District is unconstitutional

Submitted by South Carolina in July 2024.

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South Carolina Daily Gazette

A voter advocacy group is asking the state Supreme Court to rule on whether South Carolina’s redrawn congressional maps violate the state constitution. "It’s about not only equal access to the ballot box but ensuring that all ballots cast hold equal weight, said Lynn Teague of the League of Women Voters of South Carolina. “That doesn’t happen when you have gerrymandering,” she said. “You need to have meaningful representation of the population that’s there.”

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