Herald-Journal via Independent Mail

While other states were passing more restrictive voting laws, South Carolina took a big step forward this year by enacting early voting. Lynn Teague, vice president of issues and advocacy with the League of Women Voters of South Carolina, said adding required audits to the bill probably wasn't necessary.

"The League does not believe there's been widespread fraud," she said. "But we do believe it's very important to reassure voters (via audits) so they have confidence their votes are accurately counted and democracy is working."

Are you attending college in South Carolina? If so, you have a choice to make.

Resident students in South Carolina may register to vote either where they reside while attending college or at their home of origin. Whether you consider yourself to be more a resident of your college location or your original home location is up to you. Only you can decide where you think you want your voice as a voter to be heard. Just know that you can vote either where you attend school or at your home of origin, but not both.

The Statehouse Report

Hundreds of demonstrators and national groups descended Thursday on the S.C. Statehouse grounds to protest, rally, and testify before House lawmakers considering new abortion-related measures in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Some observers criticized the process of the hearing, which focused on a bill for which there was no language and prioritized the testimony of opponents of abortion.

"The founding fathers understood that separation of church and state is essential to representative democracy,” said Lynn Teague, a vice president with the League of Women Voters of South Carolina. “The Supreme Court of the United States decision overturning Roe v. Wade opened the door to ignoring that fundamental protection."

Columbia, SC, July 5, 2022 - SC House Bill 5399, a “no exceptions” abortion bill, prohibits all pregnancy terminations in all circumstances. The League of Women Voters of South Carolina opposes this bill.

The League affirms the right of all people in our country to make their own reproductive choices. In Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) took the right for people to make their own decisions and gave it to state governments.