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Address change? Update your address 30 days prior to the Nov. 8 election!

Submitted by Columbia Area in November 2020.

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Avoid problems at the polls / keep your contact information current!

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Election Protection - a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization

Submitted by Columbia Area in October 2022.

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Volunteering with Election Protection, a national, non-partisan coalition protecting the vote

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Nevada adds ERA to the Nov. 8 ballot

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Submitted by Columbia Area in October 2022.

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League of Women Voters Responds to Leaked Supreme Court Opinion in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization

Submitted by Columbia Area in May 2022.

Public Statement

WASHINGTON — Today the League of Women Voters of the United States president Dr.

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FACT SHEET: Biden Harris Administration Announces Commitments to Advance Pay Equity and Support Women’s Economic Security

Submitted by Columbia Area in March 2022.

Public Statement

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No matter what US Supreme Court decides, more voters must turn out in SC elections

Submitted by South Carolina in November 2023.

Public Statement

Voting in primaries especially important because legislators drew voting lines to benefit incumbents of both parties.

South Carolina Daily Gazette
By Lynn Teague

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11/10/2023 Update: Judicial Reform in the House

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Submitted by South Carolina in November 2023.

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The S. C. House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee to Examine the Judicial Selection and Retention Process has begun its work. The Committee is chaired by Rep. Tommy Pope and includes representatives William Bailey, Micah Caskey, Brandon Guffey, Robby Robbins, Ivory Thigpen, Chris Wooten, Weston Newton, Justin Bamberg, Gilda Cobb-Hunter, Russell Ott, Annen Thayer and Spencer Wetmore.

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U.S. Supreme Court to take up SC redistricting case

Submitted by South Carolina in October 2023.

Press Mention

Press Interview: WLTX News 19

The United States Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Wednesday regarding the redistricting of South Carolina's First Congressional District. The case centers around allegations of racial gerrymandering, with civil rights groups arguing that the district lines were drawn in a way that diluted the power of Black voters in the Charleston area. Lynn Teague, spokesperson for the League of Women Voters emphasized, " Black voters are being hurt, but all voters are not having their community being accurately represented."

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Talks on Alexander v SC State NAACP Amicus Briefs, case before US Supreme Court on October 11, now available online

Amicus brief panelists

Submitted by South Carolina in October 2023.

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As the US Supreme Court docket moves Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of NAACP closer to its Wednesday, October 11th hearing date, virtual talks on the impacts of those cases for South Carolina Black voters, and for the nation as a whole, are now available online. Among panelists featured: Lynn Teague, LWVSC Vice President, Issues & Action.

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What Would Women Do?

Submitted by South Carolina in October 2023.

Blog Post

Women's status in South Carolina is at the top of unwanted phenomena like domestic violence and maternal and child mortality, and at the bottom of desirable phenomena like equal pay, reproductive choice, and LGBTQ+ rights. To improve women's well-being requires a robust, diverse representation of women in government

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