1/19/2024 Update: Urgent! Voting Bills Scheduled!

1/19/2024 Update: Urgent! Voting Bills Scheduled!

Making Democracy Work Network Update
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Blog Post

House Judiciary Constitutional Laws Subcommittee (better known as “Con Laws”) has just posted an array of voting bills to be heard this coming Thursday, January 25, at 9:00 AM in Room 516 of the Blatt Building. The agenda is listed at https://www.scstatehouse.gov/agendas/125h13710.pdf.

On the agenda:

H.4589, Municipal Election Protests (Murrell Smith)
H.4590, Early Voting Hours (Murrell Smith)
H. 4022, Instant Runoff Voting (J. L. Johnson)
H.4259, Hand Count Audit Act (Harris)
H.4260, Voter Access and Transparency Act (Harris)
H.4261, Clean Voter Roll Act (Harris)
H. 4591, Ranked Choice Voting Ban (Taylor)
 

This line-up includes both bills that the League supports (H.4022) and others that we do not (H.4591). We will send out more details in a follow-up email by Monday. 

The subcommittee has been expanded this year. Still chaired by Jay Jordan, members include Travis Moore, Will Wheeler, Weston Newton, and Justin Bamberg.

We hope that everyone concerned about our elections will review these bills and plan to testify, in writing (HjudConstitutionalLaws [at] schouse.gov) or in person.

~Lynn Shuler Teague
Vice President for Issues and Action
League of Women Voters of South Carolnia
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