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News 19 WLTX

South Carolina lawmakers are discussing the viability of the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station construction site, where two nuclear reactors were abandoned in 2017. The project's failure forced ratepayers to foot the $9 billion bill under the Base Load Review Act, which allowed utilities to raise rates for a project ahead of its construction. "It should never happen under the conditions of the previous construction," said Lynn Teague, LWVSC Vice President of Issues and Action.

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State Board of Education Regulation 43-70 requires an evaluation process which is overseen by an Instructional Materials Review Panel and includes a thirty-day public review period. Regarding the controversial PragerU materials made available to South Carolina Public Schools, the League of Women Voters encourages adherence to the regulation's inclusive process.

SC voter registration extended to Oct. 14
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South Carolina voters will have an additional 10 days to register for the Nov. 5 general election after a judge sided with a lawsuit filed by the S.C. Democratic Party over how much the extensive power outages, flooding and damage caused by Hurricane Helene could disrupt voter registration efforts. Three nonpartisan civil rights orgnizations, including the League of Women Voters of South Carolina, had requested an extension in their Oct. 3 letter to South Carolina officials.

Lynn Teague, LWVSC VP for State Issues & Advocacy, at the SC Statehouse steps
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South Carolina Daily Gazette

We are approaching an election that people of all political persuasions agree is crucial for the future of our nation.
Sadly, many qualified citizens choose not to participate in this most basic method of influencing how we are governed. However, there is a solution: When enough people understand that despite obstacles, our votes can be truly powerful. Most of the noise about election integrity is simply that, noise arising from misinformation or even intentional disinformation. Make a plan, inform yourself, and vote!

Joan Zaleski
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The Post & Courier

Voters across South Carolina will be asked in November to decide on a ballot issue that proposes to change the language in our constitution related to voter qualifications. This proposal is at best confusing, and at worst misleading. We urge voters to vote against it.

Power Lines
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The CEOs of Dominion, Santee Cooper, and Duke Energy want South Carolina to abandon very important elements of the system of utility regulation established after the V.C. Summer collapse. The League of Women Voters of South Carolina continues to advocate for fair evidence-based utility regulation to ensure our state's future.

Nancy Williams on the Arena's Shattered Ceilings
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Our president, Nancy Williams, was interviewed on The Arena's Shattering Ceilings podcast on August 14 in advance of Women's Equality Day (August 26). 

ACLU podcast interview Lynn Teague
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When we said we'd keep fighting after the unfortunate 6-3 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Alexander v. SC NAACP in May, we really meant it. We're suing to end partisan gerrymandering in South Carolina. Listen to the ACLU interview with Lynn Teague, LWVSC VP, Issues & Action..

Lynn Teague, LWVSC VP for State Issues & Advocacy, at the SC Statehouse steps
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The Post & Courier

Why are we back in court? The S.C. Constitution is more explicit in defining voting rights than the U.S. Constitution. SC guarantees “free and open elections” and an “equal right to elect officers.” Partisan gerrymanders are a problem that not only can —but must —be addressed by our state judiciary.

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The State, The Island Packet/Beaufort Gazette

The American Civil Liberties Union and League of Woman Voters are trying again to have the state’s congressional map redrawn. The ACLU of South Carolina and the League of Women voters have sued the state over the state’s congressional partisan gerrymander, specifically in the 1st Congressional District. "South Carolina's Constitution protects its citizens' right to exercise equal influence over our elections," said Lynn Teague, LWVSC Vice president for Issues and Action.

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