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Address change? Update your address 30 days prior to the Nov. 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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How To's on Voting Absentee

Submitted by Columbia Area in October 2020.

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LWVCA member, Betty Gregory, shares her experience in a few step-by-step pictures on how to vote absentee in the Nov. 3 general election.  

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Richland Library Support for Voting

Submitted by Columbia Area in September 2020.

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Richland Library can help with voter registration and absentee voting.  The library has stamped voter registration forms at Ballentine, Northeast, Sandhills, and St.

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Think you're ready to vote?

Submitted by Columbia Area in September 2020.

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Think you're ready to vote? First check your registration at VOTE411.org.
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Should SC close partisan primary elections only to party members?

Submitted by South Carolina in January 2026.

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Should SC close partisan primary elections only to bona fide party members? That fight is back.

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Letter to the Editor: Thankful for the League

Submitted by South Carolina in December 2025.

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The Post & Courier

After taking his oath of office joyfully with 40 other new citizens, my husband was greeted warmly by a member of the League of Women Voters, who provided him with everything he needed to register to vote. With the challenges being hurled at US citizens, I have felt close to giving up. Thankfully the League of Women Voters does not. The group deserves our thanks.

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Commentary: Who will pay to run the Colleton County data center?

Submitted by South Carolina in December 2025.

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SC Daily Gazette

Information is emerging about the massive data center that is proposed near Green Pond in Colleton County by Eagle Rock Partners. The project got its first public airing in a zoning meeting Dec. 18. This Colleton proposal has significant implications for policies that must be enacted to protect the public interest throughout our state as data centers proliferate like wildfire.

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Commentary: LWV Charleston takes a stand for voter registration at naturalization ceremonies

Submitted by South Carolina in December 2025.

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The Post & Courier

The League of Women Voters Charleston Area and the national organization have a long-standing commitment to voter registration efforts at naturalization ceremonies. Their November lawsuit challenged an abrupt rule change that bans the League of Women Voters and other nonpartisan civic groups from registering new citizens at Immigration Services-hosted naturalization ceremonies. The complaint raises important legal claims related to the federal government’s failure to follow proper legal process and violations of our rights under the First Amendment.

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Good Governance: like creating a great recipe

LWVSC Governance Matters (square)

Submitted by South Carolina in December 2025.

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Good governance requires the “right ingredients” (the right mix of board members), a chef (League presidents or co-presidents) to provide leadership and accountability, and “careful mixing and stirring of candid discussions, transparent practices, and thoughtful governance policies. Quarterly LWVSC "Governance Matters" memos are designed to help a board do its work and do its work better. Check out this first memo!

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