Women Defend Democracy in South Carolina
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Actions for the week of 3.10.2025
Federal-Level Actions
Action 1: REQUEST a town hall from your U.S. Senators by March 17.
Democracy depends upon informed and active participation. Eliminating public events where constituents can meet with their representatives and express their interests or concerns is antithetical to our country's foundation.
The League is encouraging members and supporters to attend town halls to ask questions about what is happening with Congress and the Administration. If a town hall has been canceled or if there wasn’t one scheduled at all, there are still opportunities to act by visiting your district office, calling their offices, or sending our action alert.
Americans have the right to demand to be heard. Please use the resources on this page to attend events, contact legislators, and hold them accountable during this and every recess period. The next in-district work period begins on March 17.
The Honorable Lindsey Graham (Dear Senator Graham)
290 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510
202-224-5972
The Honorable Tim Scott (Dear Senator Scott)
104 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510
202-224-6121
The Honorable Sheri Biggs (Dear Representative Biggs)
1530 Longworth Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
Action 2: CALL your U.S. Representative about the SAVE Act (voter suppression).
Below is a sample message; learn more at 5calls.org
“Hi, my name is [NAME] andI’m a constituent from [CITY].
I'm calling to demand that Rep. Sheri Biggs oppose the SAVE Act, [if calling House: H.R. 22 / if calling Senate: S. 128], which would create unnecessary barriers to voter registration by requiring a passport or birth certificate for registration along with in-person registration. Millions of eligible voters don’t have easy access to these documents, and the in-person registration requirement would be particularly burdensome for people with disabilities and military members serving abroad. The bill would disenfranchise countless voters, especially women, seniors, and low-income citizens.
This bill is designed to block voters despite no real evidence of widespread fraud. Rep. Sheri Biggs must vote against it.
Thank you for your time and consideration.”
Feel free to adopt this message and make it your own!
If you live in Oconee or Pickens counties, your U.S. Representative is:
The Honorable Sheri Biggs (Dear Representative Biggs)
1530 Longworth Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
202-225-5301 (DC), 864-224-7401 (Anderson).
Other counties, find your U.S. Representative’s name and contact information here.
Action 3: WRITE your Congressional representatives about the SAVE Act (voter suppression).
Below is a sample message; learn more at NONPROFITVOTE.ORG
“The SAVE Act, H.R. 22 / S. 128 recently filed in Congress, is an unnecessary and damaging bill that would require voters to present proof of citizenship in person (typically a birth certificate or passport) every time they register or update their registration. However, there’s already a citizenship affirmation on voter registration forms and cases of actual non-citizen voting are vanishingly rare.
Instead of solving a real problem, the SAVE Act would end all nonprofit-led and third-party voter registration drives since only government officials would be able to review and accept proof of citizenship. Online Voter Registration would also end, as would mail-in registration, since documents need to be presented in-person, forcing Americans everywhere to physically go to an elections office every time they need to update their registration.
Tens of millions of American citizens would be prevented from voting. As many as 21 million Americans don’t have ready access to proof of citizenship. Low-income households are far less likely to hold a passport than others. Up to 69 million women have birth certificates that do not match their current name. Other voters lack transportation or the time to go in person to the elections office. This harmful bill disproportionately impacts vulnerable populations across the nation.
Tell your members of Congress to vote NO on the SAVE Act by sending a letter today.”
Your U.S. Senator’s name and contact information:
The Honorable Lindsey Graham (Dear Senator Graham)
290 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510
202-224-5972
The Honorable Tim Scott (Dear Senator Scott)
104 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510
202-224-6121
Find your U.S. Representative’s name and contact information.
State-Level Actions
Action 4: CONTACT your State Representative about H.3927 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Prohibition.
The League of Women Voters opposes H.3927 that would prohibit state departments and other institutions from promoting diversity, equity and inclusion. This bill would have an undesirable impact on recruitment and retention of not only state employees but also K-12 teachers and higher education employees.
The bill also seeks to influence private businesses to exclude DEI from their hiring and management policies and practices. This has the potential for state and local entities to procure inferior products or services at a higher cost to taxpayers because the entity that best meets the product or service criteria may be excluded from the bidding process.
Read the League testimony on this action:
Find your SC Legislators here.
Local-Level Actions
Action 5: SHARE a post on Facebook with your friends or public. This simple action can reach many people, and takes only minutes to do.
Some posts you might want to share are available on the League of Women Voters of South Carolina, League of Women Voters Oconee/Pickens and League of Women Voters of the US pages.
If you don’t know how to share a post, here is a link to a YouTube video to learn more: How to Share a Facebook Post
Action 6: Plan Ahead: Tuesday, March 18, 4 p.m. LWVOP Program Medicaid and Medicaid Expansion: What’s happening in SC?
Open to the public! Learn how Medicaid expansion would grow SC’s economy over the first three years and much more. For more information, visit the LWVOP homepage or visit our Upcoming Events Page.
Action 7: Plan ahead: Wednesday, March 19, 4 p.m. Rally outside Senator Graham’s office at 12 Exchange Street, Pendleton.
Sponsored by South Carolina Stands with Ukraine
Action 8: Attend a local meeting.
In the absence of meaningful engagement from our elected officials, Indivisible Upstate SC is hosting The People’s Empty Chair Town Hall to give the people a space to voice their concerns, share their stories, and demand accountability from those in power. Saturday, March 15, meeting from 2 - 5 pm, doors open 1:45.
Greenville County Hughes Main Library, 25 Heritage Green Place, Greenville
Action 9: Attend a local meeting. They are listed on the LWVOP calendar.
Action 10: Join the League!
Help support the League in their mission of educating and informing voters.
These are just suggestions of actions you could take as an individual. If you are a League member, always remember to express your personal views, and not to speak on behalf of the League. Only League Presidents or designees can speak on behalf of the League.
We would love to hear from you about this initiative. Feel free to forward this email to others who wish to find ways to participate. Whether it’s how this made you feel, results you saw, or suggestions for future topics, please let cherie.walker.lwv [at] gmail.com (subject: Defending%20Democracy, body: ) (Cherie Walker) know.
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Notes from Last Week’s Actions
Members of LWVOP attended the Stand with Ukraine Rally at the pedestrian bridge in Clemson on HIghway 123. Lots of cars passing underneath saw the colorful flags and signs!
One of our members called Representative Sheri Biggs concerning Social Security and received a reply back stating this: “ I believe it is imperative that we keep the promise made to our seniors who have paid their money into this program.”
If you are concerned about Social Security, it might be worthwhile to contact her so she will be aware of how many people are concerned about this issue.
