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

Submitted by Columbia Area in November 2020.

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

How To's on Voting Absentee

Submitted by Columbia Area in October 2020.

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LWVCA member, Betty Gregory, shares her experience in a few step-by-step pictures on how to vote absentee in the Nov. 3 general election.

Richland Library Support for Voting

Submitted by Columbia Area in September 2020.

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Richland Library can help with voter registration and absentee voting. The library has stamped voter registration forms at Ballentine, Northeast, Sandhills, and St.

Think you're ready to vote?

Submitted by Columbia Area in September 2020.

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Think you're ready to vote? First check your registration at VOTE411.org.

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DOJ push for South Carolina voter data raises privacy concerns

Submitted by South Carolina in August 2025.

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WIS 10 TV
The U.S. Department of Justice is pushing for South Carolina’s voter registration list, including sensitive information like the last four digits of Social Security numbers of driver’s license numbers. “We don’t want to see normalization of things that will encourage people to believe that our elections are rigged, that their data aren’t safe,” Lynn Teague, vice president for issues and action with the League of Women Voters of South Carolina, said.
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Expert: South Carolina would face legal battle if it tried to change Congressional map

Submitted by South Carolina in August 2025.

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WYFF News 4 Today, Greenville
Following Texas' progression of a new congressional district map, Rep. Ralph Norman, R-South Carolina, called on state lawmakers to follow suit. "To redesign our map so that CD6 [Congressional District 6] would be a total violation of the Voting Rights Act," said Lynn Teague, Vice President, Issues & Action, League of Women Voters of South Carolina.

LWVSC delegates Hannah E. Parker and Lawson Wetli at 2025 National Council

Submitted by South Carolina in July 2025.

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Energized, hopeful, inspired—hear from South Carolina delegates Hannah E. Parker and Lawson Wetli about their experience at the 2025 League of Women Voters National Council held June 27-29, 2025 in Leesburg, VA.

Now Accepting Applications: LWVSC Social Media Manager

Submitted by South Carolina in June 2025.

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The League of Women Voters of South Carolina (client) seeks to contract with a social media manager to support its work using Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. Submit your resume with links to your work by July 7, 2025.

League of Women Voters challenges SC map in court

Submitted by South Carolina in June 2025.

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WLTX News19 TV (Columbia)

The South Carolina Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a high-stakes case that could force the redrawing of the state’s congressional map. At the center of the case is a challenge to the state’s 2022 congressional map, which plaintiffs argue was drawn to give one political party an unfair advantage. The League of Women Voters, the plaintiffs, say the current map violates voters’ rights by diluting their ability to choose their representatives.

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