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4/5/2023 Update: Urgent Alert! Closed Primaries and More in Con Laws

Submitted by South Carolina in April 2023.

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The Constitutional Laws Subcommittee has scheduled several election bills for tomorrow morning. H.3695 would require registration by party and prohibit voting in any primary other than that of the affiliated party. It solves no real problem and disenfranchises voters in a state where voters are already heavily handicapped in attempting to make their voices heard. H. 3823 and H.3734 address election procedures.

Bill to ban gender-affirming care for teens advances

Submitted by South Carolina in April 2023.

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The fate of South Carolina's transgender residents remains uncertain as lawmakers consider two bills that would ban gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youth and restrict residents from being able to change the gender on their birth certificate. Lynn Teague with the League of Women Voters questioned if the state had a compelling interest in restricting transgender rights. "We don't prohibit every medical procedure that can turn out badly," Teague said. "If we did, no one would ever get knee replacement or back surgery. Much of Teague's argument is likely to be the crux of a lawsuit if the bill becomes law.

Submitted by South Carolina in March 2023.

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Happy National Women’s History Month (and Belated International Women’s Day)! How can you celebrate?

Submitted by South Carolina in March 2023.

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There has been progress on some useful legislative “fixes” for election issues. We hope that the General Assembly will take up bills that would reform the selection and retention of magistrates. H.3014, the Clementa C. Pinckney Hate Crimes bill, received second reading in the House yesterday. Our senators should be strongly encouraged to pass this bill, without amendments.

Submitted by South Carolina in March 2023.

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The League of Women Voters of South Carolina State Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Award was created to acknowledge and celebrate exemplary leadership in advancing DEI throughout South Carolina Leagues. One League will be recognized with an award at the LWVSC convention this April.

Submitted by South Carolina in February 2023.

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A Senate subcommittee has favorably reviewed the appointment of Howard Knapp as Executive Director of the State Election Commission and has taken up three bills, none of them having features that raise concern for voter access.

SC to be only state in the US with no woman on Supreme Court bench as abortion bans loom

Submitted by South Carolina in February 2023.

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The South Carolina General Assembly elected Judge Gary Hill to the South Carolina Supreme Court Wednesday, making the state supreme court the only one of its kind in the United States with no woman on the bench. The all-male bench emerges the same week that women's reproductive rights and abortion bans continue to dominate state politics.

"Several in the legal circle have a great deal of respect for Hill,"Teague said. It was regrettable that South Carolina would be the only state not to have a woman on the Supreme Court bench. "But that's not Justice Hill's fault," she said.

Submitted by South Carolina in February 2023.

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CoverSC, the new statewide coalition advocating for Medicaid Expansion, rolled out their website in February: coversc.org. Closing the health insurance gap would cover over 200,000 South Carolinians.

Affordable healthcare will reduce medical debt and improve financial independence for families. Expanding coverage contributes 30,000 new jobs in South Carolina, bringing employment and healthcare to rural communities.

Privatizers Target SC Tax Dollars

Submitted by South Carolina in February 2023.

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South Carolina has become a target state for well organized groups that seek to restrict curriculum, reduce the influence of teacher groups, ban books, and ultimately privatize public schools. Taken together, these efforts will undermine social progress and undercut universal free public education

Submitted by South Carolina in February 2023.

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Parents have the right to guide their children’s reading and education, but parents should not be making decisions for other parents’ children. Don't let some parents TELL YOU what your child can read.

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