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

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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.  

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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.

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Think you're ready to vote? First check your registration at VOTE411.org.
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The State Election Commission is mailing over 190,000 voter confirmation cards to individuals who have not voted since the 2020 General Election and have not updated their voter information. Voters who return the card indicating they've moved, voters whose cards are returned undeliverable by the Post Office, and voters who don't respond are made inactive.

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The Statehouse Report

As the 2025 legislative session barrels toward its May 8 close, people on both sides of the political aisle can point to progress, setbacks and issues where the jury is still out. “There have been some positive developments this session. But the overall direction has been disturbing." said Lynn Teague, LWVSC VP, Issues & Action.

"We’re concerned about the anti-DEI push that discourages teachers and businesses from doing what they should do — which is not to give someone an advantage because of their identity, but to give them an equal playing field,”

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News 2 (Charleston)

The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (SCDMV) confirmed Monday it has fixed a computer glitch that caused thousands of teenagers’ voter registration not to be processed ahead of last November’s election. The ACLU, South Carolina League of Women Voters, and SC NAACP had threatened legal action if the agency failed to “swiftly fix” the issue.

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WACH Fox57

After months of legal battles, public pressure, and warnings of further federal litigation, the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has fixed a long-standing issue that prevented thousands of eligible young voters from registering. In a renewed effort led by the SC NAACP and the League of Women Voters of SC, the organizations sent a letter warning the agencies not following the federal law. The following day, the DMV responded, confirming it had updated its in-house software system, Phoenix, to capture and transmit voter registration information for individuals aged 16 and older.

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South Carolina Daily Gazette

Following the threat of a lawsuit by the SC ACLU, League of Women Voters, and NAACP, the SC DMV will collect information from anyone 16 and older who selects that they would like to register to vote, which it will then send to the state Election Commission.