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Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Area Articles

"Understanding Primaries!" Community Forums

Understanding Primaries

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

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Beaufort County Voter Registration and Elections is hosting Community Forums titled “Understanding Primaries!” in an effort to educate and assist Beaufort County voters.

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New Poll Worker Training Schedule Announced

Poll Worker Training 2026

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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What Does SC SB 323 Do?

Voices heard SB 323

Submitted by Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Area in October 2025.

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What does S. 323 do?

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Full practice authority for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses: a win-win-win

Submitted by Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Area in October 2025.

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From: LWV SC
October 16, 2025
 

League of Women Voters of South Carolina supports full practice authority for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs)

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SC college students can vote at home or at school.

College students, register to vote!

Submitted by Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Area in July 2024.

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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.

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DOGE SC-backed Bill Advances to Change How South Carolina Vets Judges

Submitted by South Carolina in January 2026.

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The proposal would turn total control of the panel that screens them over to the governor.

Only one organization, the state chapter of the League of Women Voters, testified on the bill.

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Should SC close partisan primary elections only to party members?

Submitted by South Carolina in January 2026.

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Should SC close partisan primary elections only to bona fide party members? That fight is back.

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Letter to the Editor: Thankful for the League

Submitted by South Carolina in December 2025.

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The Post & Courier

After taking his oath of office joyfully with 40 other new citizens, my husband was greeted warmly by a member of the League of Women Voters, who provided him with everything he needed to register to vote. With the challenges being hurled at US citizens, I have felt close to giving up. Thankfully the League of Women Voters does not. The group deserves our thanks.

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Commentary: Who will pay to run the Colleton County data center?

Submitted by South Carolina in December 2025.

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SC Daily Gazette

Information is emerging about the massive data center that is proposed near Green Pond in Colleton County by Eagle Rock Partners. The project got its first public airing in a zoning meeting Dec. 18. This Colleton proposal has significant implications for policies that must be enacted to protect the public interest throughout our state as data centers proliferate like wildfire.

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Commentary: LWV Charleston takes a stand for voter registration at naturalization ceremonies

Submitted by South Carolina in December 2025.

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The Post & Courier

The League of Women Voters Charleston Area and the national organization have a long-standing commitment to voter registration efforts at naturalization ceremonies. Their November lawsuit challenged an abrupt rule change that bans the League of Women Voters and other nonpartisan civic groups from registering new citizens at Immigration Services-hosted naturalization ceremonies. The complaint raises important legal claims related to the federal government’s failure to follow proper legal process and violations of our rights under the First Amendment.

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