Oconee and Pickens Counties Subscribed Articles

Oconee and Pickens Counties Subscribed Articles

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The South Carolina Supreme Court has dismissed a legal case brought by the League of Women Voters of South Carolina that challenged the practice of partisan gerrymandering.

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The Greenville News

The South Carolina Supreme Court has thrown out the legal case over claims that the 2022 congressional map was drawn to give Republicans an advantage in the 1st Congressional District. Lynn Teague, the vice president of the League of Women Voters of South Carolina,, said in a statement that the group is disappointed that the state judiciary has "held itself unable to protect the foundations of representative democracy in our state... If a constitutional amendment is needed to protect voters, the people of South Carolina must demand that amendment.”"

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SC Daily Gazette

The state Supreme Court upheld South Carolina’s congressional voting lines Wednesday by ruling there’s nothing unconstitutional about partisan gerrymandering. In response, the League of Women Voters said the ruling presents a contradiction: It indicates only the Legislature can address partisan gerrymandering, and that’s the same body responsible for the problem.

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The Post & Courier

South Carolina’s highest court ruled in favor of Statehouse Republicans, saying it is a legislative right to draw congressional maps even as critics say Charleston’s seat in Congress was unfairly drawn to gerrymander. “Partisan gerrymandering is an attack on our most fundamental right as citizens, the right to vote,” said Lynn Teague, vice president at the League of Women Voters of South Carolina. “The people of our state should demand a constitution that protects them and leadership that respects their voices.”

Public Statement

The South Carolina Supreme Court has dismissed a legal case brought by the League of Women Voters of South Carolina (LWVSC) that challenged the practice of partisan gerrymandering. By opining that the case presented a “nonjusticiable political question,” the court indicated that the problem of partisan gerrymandering can only be addressed by the state legislature — the same body that gerrymandered the Congressional district map in the first place.

“The LWVSC is disappointed that the South Carolina judiciary has held itself unable to protect the foundations of representative democracy in our state,” said Lynn Teague, LWVSC VP, Issues & Action. “Partisan gerrymandering is an attack on our most fundamental right as citizens, the right to vote. But the LWVSC will not stop fighting for fair redistricting. If a constitutional amendment is needed to protect voters, the people of South Carolina must demand that amendment.”

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LWV of Memphis-Shelby County, LWV of Tennessee, and LWV of the US issued the following joint statement in response to President Trump and Governor Bill Lee’s plan to deploy the National Guard in Memphis.

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LWV of Iowa filed an amicus brief on Friday supporting a partial preliminary injunction against provisions of SF496, a law that restricts books on LGBTQIA+ subjects in school libraries and the rights of LGBTQIA+ students in schools. 

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LWV, LWV of Texas and other nonprofit, nonpartisan civil rights and racial justice organizations filed an amicus brief arguing that the court should block Texas’s newly enacted and racially discriminatory 2025 congressional map. 

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The League of Women Voters will host more than 750 voter registration events this year in recognition of National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday, September 16.  

Blog Post

In moments of political uncertainty, concepts like the Insurrection Act or “martial law” can feel abstract – until they don’t. Given the current administration’s recent federal deployment of the National Guard in California and federal takeover of Washington DC, many are wondering: what is martial law? Does the president have the right to use military force in our cities? Are we on the brink of something more dangerous?  

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