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Report on Health Care in Anderson/Oconee/Pickens Counties & SC

Submitted by Oconee and Pickens Counties in April 2024.

Research & Studies

Health Care in Anderson/Oconee/Pickens Counties and SC

Submitted by Janet Marsh Member, LWVOP Health Care Team

The Supreme Court: What's Next Monthly Program

Submitted by Oconee and Pickens Counties in October 2023.

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Photo: Chip Stapleton (left) and Holley Ulbrich, Co-President of LWVOP (right)

Submitted by Oconee and Pickens Counties in September 2023.

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To: Editor, The Journal
From: LWV of Oconee and Pickens Counties (LWVOP)
Contact: Janet Marsh 864.710.0557
For Immediate Release: Residents Pack Community Meeting on Book Censorship
Date: September 20, 2023

voter banner with many words encouraging voting

Submitted by Oconee and Pickens Counties in December 2022.

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LWVOP Report on the November 8 Election in Oconee and Pickens Counties

Submitted by Oconee and Pickens Counties in December 2022.

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Oconee and Pickens Counties Subscribed Articles

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

Submitted by South Carolina in August 2024.

Blog Post

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..

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.

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.

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.

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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