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Report on the Legislative to Local Education 2025 Meeting

Education meeting Freedom to Read Jan 2025

Submitted by Oconee and Pickens Counties in January 2025.

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Freedom to Read Event Produces Large Turnout

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Is registration by party coming to S.C. as session opens?

Submitted by Oconee and Pickens Counties in January 2025.

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Medicaid Expansion Moves Forward

Submitted by Oconee and Pickens Counties in January 2025.

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A number of studies have reported that both the health of South Carolinians and the state’s economy would improve if Medicaid were expanded to include 360,000 residents with very low incomes.

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

Healthcare in SC update

Submitted by Oconee and Pickens Counties in April 2024.

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Health Care in Anderson/Oconee/Pickens Counties and SC

Submitted by Janet Marsh Member, LWVOP Health Care Team

 

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The Supreme Court: What's Ahead

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)

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LWV Statement on Threats Against HBCUs and Campus Violence

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in September 2025.

Public Statement

The League of Women Voters of the United States condemns the recent threats made against Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), which forced campuses into lockdown and spread fear among students, faculty, and staff.

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LWV Statement on the Assassination of Charlie Kirk

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in September 2025.

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NC Voters, Civil Rights Groups Warn DOJ Settlement Will Burden Eligible Voters

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in September 2025.

Public Statement

A deal between the DOJ and NCSBE to settle a lawsuit will force nearly 100,000 registered voters to re-prove their eligibility to vote to ensure future ballots will be counted.

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DOJ seeks South Carolina voter data, raising privacy fears

Submitted by South Carolina in September 2025.

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WJBF News Channel 6

The U.S. Department of Justice and staff from the State Election Commission are now set to meet Wednesday morning, after weeks of back-and-forth, to discuss the request of voter list data from the South Carolina Election Commission. South Carolina is not the only state that received this request; several other states were also asked to submit similar data. Some have reportedly pushed back, saying it is against state laws and is an invasion of privacy, while others are reviewing the legal basis for the request. “I am always concerned about anything that discourages people from voting. There is the potential that people will be fearful of voting,” said Lynn Teague from League of Women Voters.

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Court blocks Department of Justice request for South Carolina voter data

Submitted by South Carolina in September 2025.

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WLTX News19 TV (Columbia)

Today was the deadline for the SC State election committee to hand over voter information to the federal government, which is now in limbo. A lawsuit claims the request violates the South Carolina Constitution's right to privacy and other provisions of state law. "It’s a concern to the League of Women Voters that’s they’ve not said what they plan to do with the data once they get it. The League does not want to see doubt cast on the validity of our elections," said Lynn Teague, VP, Issues & Action, LWV of South Carolina.

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