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Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Area Articles

Inviting the Next Generation In

Submitted by Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Area in May 2026.

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2026 Annual Meeting speaker, Isabella Miller, has ideas on how to reach her young adult peers. We should listen.

Submitted by Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Area in May 2026.

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Use this simple, step-by-step video guide to build your VOTE411ballot for Election Day. Take it with you in the voting booth!

Submitted by Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Area in April 2026.

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Behind the Decisions: How Local Government Works

Submitted by Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Area in March 2026.

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LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS HHI-BA TEAMS

Submitted by Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Area in January 2026.

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Support Democracy by Becoming a 2026 Poll Worker

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August 11 Special Republican Primary

Submitted by South Carolina in July 2026.

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A special primary election will be held after the death of the Republican Party nominee for U.S. Senate, Lindsey Graham. The nominee resulting from this special primary will be a candidate on the November 3, 2026, General Election Ballot.

Voters who participated in the Republican Primary or did not vote in either party’s June primary are eligible to vote in the August 11 Special Republican Primary, while voters who participated in the June Democratic Primary are not eligible to vote. Early voting will also be available from August 5-7, 8:30 am - 5 p.m.. at county locations. Absentee applications must be submitted by July 31.

SC Republicans file lawsuit to close primaries, only Republicans should be allowed to choose party's nominee

Submitted by South Carolina in July 2026.

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WLTX News19 TV (Columbia)

The South Carolina Republican Party has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to close the state's Republican primaries, arguing that only registered Republicans should be allowed to choose the party's nominees. Lynn Teague, vice president of the League of Women Voters of South Carolina, said that kind of crossover voting is uncommon and rarely changes election outcomes. She argued that closing primaries would further divide voters."Sometimes you decide that your preferred candidate is in one party, and sometimes you decide somebody from another party. This actually does happen, and you should be able to vote that way. That should not be prevented."

SC GOP sues to close primaries to registered Republicans

Submitted by South Carolina in July 2026.

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SC Daily Gazette
The state Republican Party plans to challenge the state’s open primary elections in federal court, arguing the party should be able to restrict who can select its nominees. "The League of Women Voters doesn't see people voting for another party at levels high enough to move the needle," said Lynn Teague, LWVSC vice president, issues & action. "Instead, closed primaries could deter voters from participating in primaries, worsening already low turnouts. Everyone needs a voice in how they are governed."

Midterm Redistricting

Submitted by South Carolina in July 2026.

Blog Post

The big State House story for the League in 2026 has been midterm redistricting. We have won several battles this year, but the war for fair representation will almost certainly continue. The issue will resurface in 2027, probably including redistricting not just congressional but also South Carolina House and Senate maps.

Stay tuned to mobilize for this truly central issue in protecting representative democracy. We must work together with renewed energy because these issues are certain to continue to threaten the foundations of our representative democracy.

Nationwide League poetry anthology expresses love of country, democracy

Submitted by South Carolina in June 2026.

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The national poetry anthology Democracy's Urgent Call features poems by League members from across the country including the poem of Elizabeth Sumner Jones, LWV Columbia Area, SC.

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