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State to consider election reforms next week

Submitted by South Carolina in April 2022.

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The Statehouse Report

State senators next week are expected to take up broad election reforms spurred in part by the 2020 election results. Election analysts routinely say there’s no proof that fraudulent elections happen in South Carolina. But the call for audits, despite being rooted as a way to address the political fear of unexpected results, isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It is, rather, something perhaps suggested for the wrong reason, said the League of Women Voters of South Carolina’s Lynn Teague.

SC developers give over the limit to Horry candidates through LLCs. It’s all legal.

Submitted by South Carolina in April 2022.

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The Sun Times

Developers have made contributions to Horry County Council candidates well over the state’s $1,000-per-candidate-per-election-cycle limit, according to newly released campaign finance reports. “It’s inverting the sense of the law in the sense that no one entity should have undue influence in a campaign,” said Lynn Teague of the South Carolina League of Women Voters.

Submitted by South Carolina in April 2022.

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While our nation still works to end political and social unrest in eastern Europe and other parts of the globe, partners of the League and other citizens have been diligent in their efforts to build power on various levels in the pursuit of “empowering voters and defending democracy.”

Submitted by South Carolina in April 2022.

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The League of Women Voters strongly supports the introduction of no-excuse early voting in South Carolina. In-person early voting has been shown not to provide an advantage to any political party.

The proposed bill does not include two extremely important provisions. The certification deadline for South Carolina must be extended, commonly 14 days in other states. South Carolina should also provide "notice and cure" for absentee ballots, so that voters are notified if their ballot is found defective. This would allow qualified electors to fulfill their civic responsibility.

SC Ethics Commission stops silencing whistleblowers after free-speech lawsuit

Submitted by South Carolina in March 2022.

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The Post & Courier

Columbia, March 24 - The State Ethics Commission will no longer silence whistleblowers who file complaints accusing South Carolina public officials of misconduct, agency leaders decided this week. “That is fabulous news,” said Lynn Teague, a good government advocate for the League of Women Voters. “The public has been shut out by that provision, and the public should be aware of how they’re handling things.”

Submitted by South Carolina in March 2022.

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How do we BUILD POWER in our approach to our League work with a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion? We must be intentional in how a program, a process, a product, is perceived by a variety of communities, voices, and perspectives, and what, if any, barriers may exist that are preventing it from being equitable or inclusive of everyone.

SC election officials say they support no-excuse early voting

Submitted by South Carolina in March 2022.

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The next time you go to cast your ballot in South Carolina, you might be able to do it early with no-excuse.

A bill that passed unanimously in the state House of Representatives this week would establish a two-week early voting period in South Carolina and make other changes to the state’s election laws.

Lynn Teague with the League of Women Voters of South Carolina said they support no-excuse early voting in South Carolina. She said the elections in 2020 also showed early voting does not have a partisan bias.

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

Submitted by South Carolina in February 2022.

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What SC women have to look forward to in 2022
By Laura Haight, LWV of Greenville County

If Lynn Teague, the voice for the League of Women Voters of South Carolina in the state legislature, is accurate, the state’s women are in for a rough year.

Many bills we support will likely die of benign neglect, while an array of anti-woman legislation will rise above obstacles like factual errors, misinformation, and just plain “awfulness” to become law.

As we look forward to the 47th anniversary of the UN recognition of International Women’s Day on March 8, we sat down with Lynn to get her perspective on what 2022 will mean to the state’s women.

S.C. legislative roundup: Measure could revamp voting across state

Submitted by South Carolina in February 2022.

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12/26 On Your Side

South Carolinians could have more options or face tighter restrictions next Election Day – depending on their method of voting.It would require two weeks of in-person early voting six days a week before Election Day – and people wouldn’t need a reason or an excuse to vote early in person, like they do now.

“We think no-excuse early voting is a very good thing, and we appreciate that this bill addresses that,” said Lynn Teague of the League of Women Voters of South Carolina.

House Republicans advance SC elections bill that bans ballot drop boxes, expands audits

Submitted by South Carolina in February 2022.

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The State newspaper

The South Carolina House on Tuesday amended an elections-related bill it passed last year to add a series of controversial election security measures .

“We think no-excuse early voting is a good thing, and we appreciate this bill addresses that.” However, Teague said she’s concerned the bill does not address no-excuse early voting for primaries, municipal and special elections, which she said needs to be clarified in the legislation. Teague also argued that a measure requiring early voting sites to be at least 10 miles between locations would hurt voters in urban areas, minority populations and people with disabilities.

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