Herald-Journal via Independent Mail

While other states were passing more restrictive voting laws, South Carolina took a big step forward this year by enacting early voting. Lynn Teague, vice president of issues and advocacy with the League of Women Voters of South Carolina, said adding required audits to the bill probably wasn't necessary.

"The League does not believe there's been widespread fraud," she said. "But we do believe it's very important to reassure voters (via audits) so they have confidence their votes are accurately counted and democracy is working."

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.

The Post & Courier

A CBS News Poll reported on June 26 that 52% of Americans consider the ruling a step backward for our nation, in contrast to 31% who describe it as a step forward, a more than 20-point margin rejecting the direction that the court is taking us in. This decision did not “return abortion decisions to the people” as some have claimed. It took the decision from the people most affected, those who are pregnant and their families, and gave it to state legislatures.

With the end of Roe v. Wade federal constitutional protections for reproductive rights, the SC Governor has called for a no-exceptions abortion ban, even for the life of the mother. In the House, Jay Lucas and others have filed anti-abortion bill H.5399. It is a placeholder but would “prohibit abortions in the State of South Carolina” without exceptions.