All Columbia Area Subscribed Action Alerts

Rigging our map: it's happening! Call, email, pack the house on Tuesday, May 12.

LWVSC Action Alert

Submitted by South Carolina in May 2026.

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Tired of the chaos, cheating, and no respect for voters? Under heavy Washington, DC pressure, South Carolina's General Assembly is moving forward to draw a new SC congressional map. Call your Senator and House Representive. Pack the house on Tuesday, May 12, 9 am, and submit testimony. Urge NO to midterm redistricting!

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Extremely urgent! Act against midterm redistricting, abortion bill H.4760

LWVSC Action Alert

Submitted by South Carolina in May 2026.

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Last minute efforts before the close of the session have resulted in two extreme actions. Call your SC Senator and House Representative to oppose midterm redistricting, an action that would require cancelling June 9 primaries.

H. 4760 —which restricts the use of the medications commonly used in abortion and is also important in many other medical contexts—is being brought to the Senate floor without subcommittee hearings or debate. Call your SC Senator to vote NO on all extreme abortion bans including H.4760.

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Tell Congress No More ICE and CBP Funding

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Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in April 2026.

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Congress is considering a fast-track legislative process to allocate billions of additional dollars to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the very agencies that are terrorizing our communities. All the while, millions of Americans are struggling to meet their basic needs.

Speak up now.

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April 21 SC House Advocacy Call Day: urge healthcare solutions for working South Carolinians

LWVSC Action Alert

Submitted by South Carolina in April 2026.

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The Cover SC Medicaid Expansion State Coalition has set an Advocacy Call Day on April 21 to urge healthcare solutions for working South Carolinians. During business hours, please call your SC State Representative. We hope to reach each and every SC State Representative on April 21 to create a buzz about the need for affordable healthcare, and we can't do it without your help!

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"Bathroom bills" headed to a vote April 14

LWVSC Action Alert

Submitted by South Carolina in April 2026.

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An April 14 vote is scheduled on concurrence with the Senate version of "bathroom bill" H.4756 which includes amendments that are harmful to trans children and adults. The Senate version allows schools to substitute a single outdoor portable restroom (“Porta Potty”) anywhere on the school campus for that single user facility in each school building. Non-concurrence in the House would send this bill to a conference committee where these very harmful provisions can be removed. Contact your House member to vote NOT to concur with the Senate version.

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Urgent! Extreme abortion ban advances to the SC Senate calendar.

LWVSC Action Alert

Submitted by South Carolina in April 2026.

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S.1095, a total abortion ban with no exceptions for incest or rape, passed out of Senate Medical Affairs on April 21 and has moved to the full Senate calendar. If passed, people who seek abortion care and the providers who offer it could face jail time. It could also put access to birth control and in vitro fertilization (IVF) at risk.

We are confident objections will be filed, so it can’t be considered without special order. This requires a 2/3 vote. Call your senator and tell them to vote no on S.1095. #StopTheBansSC

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Educator Safety and Classroom Authority Act needs a hearing

LWVSC Action Alert

Submitted by South Carolina in March 2026.

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S.1060, the Educator Safety and Classroom Authority Act, affirms the authority of teachers to implement classroom management. It asks for teachers and administrators to administer appropriate discipline measures to ensure a conducive learning environment in the classroom and school. Call your state senator and ask that the bill be immediately heard in subcommittee due to its late introduction in the two-year legislative session.

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Urge SC House: non-concur with the Senate version of the H.4756 "bathroom bill"

LWVSC Action Alert

Submitted by South Carolina in March 2026.

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Please contact your House Representative to non-concur with the Senate's version of the H.4756 "bathroom bill" that recommends a porta potty as an acceptable accommodation. To be relegated to a porta potty while other students, staff, and visitors have access to permanent facilities is demeaning and hurtful.

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Tell Congress to oppose the SAVE Act suite of bills

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Submitted by South Carolina in February 2026.

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Congress continues to introduce bills that would require voters to present documentary proof of citizenship (DPOC) to register and/or vote. Americans do not need MORE obstacles to vote. The SAVE Act and its iterations would create one more barrier to the voting process, as many eligible voters do not have easy access to the necessary documents. Tell Congress to oppose the SAVE Act suite of bills.

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Parental Rights Bill H.4757 heads to the Senate

LWVSC Action Alert

Submitted by South Carolina in February 2026.

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While attempting to provide for parents' rights and a broad range of beliefs, H.4757 creates considerable additional work for teachers and districts and fails to acknowledge school efforts already in place to resolve possible concerns. Existing laws, regulations, policies and procedures already address the provisions of this bill. Contact your State Senator to vote NO.

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