All Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Area Subscribed Action Alerts

Act Against Gun Violence

Tell Congress to Act to Prevent Gun Violence

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in February 2022.

Action Alerts

Now is the time for Congress to step up and pass common-sense gun violence prevention reforms, such as universal background checks, closing the gun show loophole, and banning assault weapons.

Tell your Senators to pass the Bipartisan Background Checks Act and take a stand against the epidemic of gun violence.

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Abortion bills meeting this week. TESTIFY!

LWVSC Action Alert

Submitted by South Carolina in January 2022.

Action Alerts

On Wednesday, January 26, 9 am, the SC Senate Medical Affairs Committee will take up two dangerous bills: 1) S.988 "Trigger Law," bans all abortions and declares a fertilized egg to be a person; 2) S. 907 "Abortion Reversal Bill" requiring health professionals to provide unproven misinformation.

PDF icon 1/26/2022  LWVSC Testimony: S. 988 Abortion "Trigger Law"

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Ask the Senate to Pass Voting Rights Legislation NOW

Time for Action

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in January 2022.

Action Alerts

Join the countless Americans who have been the driving force behind making voting rights reform a continued goal of this Congress.

Implore your senators to support federal voting rights reforms.

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Urge your Senators to Pass the Bipartisan Background Checks Act

Tell Congress to Act to Prevent Gun Violence

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in December 2021.

Action Alerts

Senators from both sides of the aisle need to come together to pass strong legislation to end the plague of gun violence in our country! Contact your senators NOW and ask them to pass legislation and save Americans from the terror of gun violence.

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Proposed SC House maps: bad news, disenfranchise voters

LWVSC Action Alert

Submitted by South Carolina in November 2021.

Action Alerts

Proposed SC House maps appear to be an extreme partisan gerrymander. If these maps pass, they will lead to the disenfranchisement of thousands of voters. Major communities of interest are divided, hundreds of precincts are split, and there are even fewer competitive districts. Express your alarm by Monday, November 15 @ noon. 

Proposed SC House Maps: Bad News

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Demand that President Biden Protect the Freedom to Vote

Time for Action

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in October 2021.

Action Alerts

The freedom to vote is under direct assault across the country, especially for women, Black and brown Americans, and people with disabilities. Federal voting rights protections cannot wait and are vital to saving the soul of our democracy. Call on the Biden-Harris White House to do everything within their power to protect voting rights.

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Support Democratic Reform: Tell Your Senators to Pass the Freedom to Vote Act

Time for Action

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in October 2021.

Action Alerts

The fight for voting rights has been a long and enduring battle. And the newly released Freedom to Vote Act is a transformative voting rights bill that will protect and expand the right to vote, decrease the influence of money in politics and curb partisan gerrymandering. This legislation will put power back into the hands of American voters by prioritizing voting access and participation, while also modernizing future elections to ensure a system that everyone can trust. Contact your Representative TODAY and tell them to pass the Freedom to Vote Act.

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Ask Your Representatives to Support the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act

Time for Action

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in August 2021.

Action Alerts

At this critical moment in our nation’s history, as the freedom to vote remains under threat, we need pro-voter legislation more than ever! Tell your representatives to vote yes on the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and live up to the full promise of American democracy.

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SC Redistricting Public Hearings: Your Priorities?

LWVSC Action Alert

Submitted by South Carolina in July 2021.

Action Alerts

Statewide Redistricting hearings: July 27 - August 12. What map criteria matter to you? A lot's at stake. Let them know #WeAreWatching. 

New video: Preparing SC leaders to testify at redistricting hearings

The League encourages all of our local League leaders to bring League redistricting priorities and talking points into focus with hearing testimony that integrates them with a discussion of local communities of interest, conditions, and concerns. We hope our members will do so as constituents and individuals.
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March 15, 2021 LWVSC strongly opposes H.3205, which calls for a federal constitutional convention.

Action Alert

Submitted by South Carolina in March 2021.

Action Alerts

Action Alert  (sent to members whose legislator is on the House Constitutional Laws Subcommittee)

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