All Beaufort, SC Area Subscribed Action Alerts

Expanding the VOTE Act - Support Voters of All Languages

TIME FOR ACTION

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in December 2022.

Action Alerts

Increasing the language accessibility of voting materials allows voters to feel confident in voting and become educated and informed as they vote on high-priority issues in their communities. Tell your representatives to pass the Expanding the Voluntary Opportunities for Translations in Elections (VOTE) Act (HR 8770) to increase access to translated voting materials.

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SC Senate returns Nov. 9 to hear abortion ban

LWVSC Action Alert

Submitted by South Carolina in November 2022.

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The SC Senate will hear H.5399, an extreme abortion ban, on the morning November 9. 

By November 8, call or visit your Senator. Again. Identify yourself as a CONSTITUENT and tell them to vote NO. 
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Ask Your Senators to Grant DC Statehood

It's Time for DC Statehood. TAKE ACTION: Contact your Representative

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in September 2022.

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The people of Washington, DC deserve the same rights as any American living in our 50 states. They deserve full representation in Congress and to be free of Congressional interference in their local governance. Urge your Senators to support the full rights of DC residents!

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Abortion bill moves to the Senate. #StopTheBansSC!

LWVSC Action Alert

Submitted by South Carolina in September 2022.

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H.5399, an extreme abortion ban, moves to the Senate for debate next week. 

Before September 7, contact your Senator. Again. Identify yourself as a CONSTITUENT and tell them to vote NO. 

Pack the State House in a show of opposition at 10 am, Tuesday, September 6 (Medical Affairs Subcommittee) and 10 am, Wednesday, September 7 (full Senate debate). 
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We will not be silenced. #StopTheBansSC!

LWVSC Action Alert

Submitted by South Carolina in August 2022.

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We need YOU —and your power as a constituent—as the Senate takes up draconian abortion legislation on September 7.

No set of exceptions will make this legislation —or the “heartbeat” bill already in effect— acceptable. Call your senator and the Senate leadership. Keep up the pressure!

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Tell Your Senators to Support the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act

Time for Action

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in August 2022.

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At this critical moment in our nation’s history, as the freedom to vote remains under threat, we need pro-voter legislation more than ever! Tell your senators to vote yes on the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and live up to the full promise of American democracy.

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Stop the bans! Act now and be counted.

LWVSC Alert: Committtees to hear bans in mid-August

Submitted by South Carolina in August 2022.

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Both houses are moving forward with abortion bans. The League opposes the proposed bans in their entirety. Read our testimonies: 

PDF icon 8.16.2022 House Special Laws Subcommittee Testimony H.5399

PDF icon 8.17.2022 Senate Medical Affairs Committee Testimony S.1327, S.1373, S.1348

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Committees to Meet; Stop the Abortion Bans!

LWVSC Alert: Committtees to hear bans in mid-August

Submitted by South Carolina in July 2022.

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During the week of August 15, committees in both Houses will hear abortion bills: 
 
Email all committee members NOW to #StopTheBansSC.
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Root Out Dark Money: The Senate Must Pass the DISCLOSE Act

Time for Action

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in July 2022.

Action Alerts

Corporations and wealthy individuals should not have the power to make undisclosed political contributions that influence elections. Disclosure of large political spending should be the bare minimum requirement.

Contact your senators today and tell them now is the time to root out dark money by passing the DISCLOSE Act.

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Repeal SC abortion restrictions; email the House Ad Hoc Committee

LWVSC Action Alert

Submitted by South Carolina in June 2022.

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House Bill H.5399 would ban all abortions in all circumstances. This bill threatens the rights and bodily autonomy of women —not only our moral agency and personal dignity but our lives. The 2021 “heartbeat” law should be repealed and further attempts to restrict abortion prior to viability should cease.

Email to #StopTheBansSC. PDF icon Read our testimony.

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