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Actions for the week of 11.03.2025
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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.
“I am inviting you to step forward, to be seen, and to ask yourself: if not me, who; if not now, when.”
– EMMA WATSON
Local-Level Actions
ACTION 1: VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!
Tuesday, November 4
VOTE on Municipal Election Day at your polling place from 7 am - 7pm
ACTION 2: ATTEND meetings of your local government and stay informed on local issues.
LWVOP.org maintains an extensive calendar of local public meetings.
- Monday, November 3: City of Clemson Council meeting held at Council Chambers, Clemson City Hall, 1250 Tiger Blvd # 1, Clemson, SC 29631 at 6:30 pm unless otherwise noted. Find the 2025 calendar.
- Monday, November 3: Pickens County Council Meeting in the Council Auditorium at the Administration Facility, 222 McDaniel Ave., Pickens, SC 29671 at 6:30 pm. Here are links to their 2025 Council Meeting Calendar, Pickens County Calendar, and to the agenda and minutes and videos.
- Thursday, November 6: Pickens County Board of Voter Registration and Elections Board of Canvassers meeting at 3 pm immediately followed by the Regular Board meeting at the Pickens County Administration Facility, 222 McDaniel Ave, B-9, Pickens, SC 29671. Find the calendar, meeting agendas and minutes.
- Thursday, November 6: Oconee Board of Elections & Voter Registration, Certification of Municipal Elections at 415 South Pine St. Walhalla SC in Council Chambers at 10 am unless posted otherwise.
ACTION 3: ATTEND the next Democracy Integrity Briefing
Tuesday, November 19, 3:30 pm
Virtual
The Algorithmic Transparency Institute, a project of the National Conference on Citizenship, partners with the League of Women Voters to inform LWV National and State Leagues about narratives circulating online related to elections, democracy, voting, and other key topics. These reports will cover: Here is the link to join!
ACTION 4: Preparing for State Legislative Sessions 2026
November 13, 3:00 pm-4:00 pm ET
Virtual
Join the LWVUS advocacy team as they share tools and resources that Leagues can use for their upcoming legislative sessions and provide a refresher on effective advocacy strategies for those who need it.
ACTION 5: THANK your poll workers for being heroes!
Monday, November 3 is Election Hero Day, a collaborative and nonpartisan national day of celebration recognizing the tremendous contributions that election officials, their staff, and poll workers make to ensure a safe and secure voting experience for all Americans. Since 2020, this civic holiday has brought together nonprofits, business leaders, brands, public officials, and more to honor the election heroes in our communities. League of Women Voters Education Fund has announced that it will assume the Managing Partner role of Election Hero Day.
State-Level Actions
Find your SC Legislators.
ACTION 6: Read an important statement from LWVSC supporting full practice authority for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs).
Teresa Arnold, Board of Directors, LWVSC states: “Health care access and quality is one of three top priorities of South Carolina League members. Allowing nurse practitioners to provide the healthcare they are trained and licensed to give without being tied to a smaller and smaller pool of primary care physicians will expand quality access to care in South Carolina. Thirty-seven other states already have some form of full practice authority, according to the National Conference of State Legislators.” Read her full statement.
The next hearing on the full practice act will be Nov. 5th. Contact your legislators to express your support.
ACTION 7: Save the Date: LEARN AND SHARE about Safe AI for Seniors
Nov. 14, 2025, 9 am - 4 pm
Columbia and virtual
Safe AI for Seniors, a full-day, free, hybrid event is dedicated to empowering older adults (55+) with knowledge, tools, and engaging discussions about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its impact on daily life.
Hosted by the AI4Society research group in the AI Institute at the University of South Carolina, this unique gathering is designed to help seniors better understand AI, explore its benefits and risks, and share their perspectives in shaping a safer digital future. Community members, senior citizen centers, nonprofits, and individuals curious about AI are welcome to participate.
ACTION 8: Keep up the PRESSURE! On Nov. 18, 2 pm, the Medical Affairs Subcommittee will again hear testimony on S. 323.
S 323 remains unacceptable in its entirety. There is no amendment that could make this bill acceptable. It would treat any abortion as homicide with exceptions only for imminent death of the mother or loss of major bodily function.
Talking points:
- S 323 would require that even the youngest rape and incest victims carry pregnancies to term. Girls are increasingly reaching puberty at very young ages, so this raises the possibility of girls as young as 8 being required to give birth, an exceedingly dangerous demand.
- With S323 no one could decide for themselves whether to continue a pregnancy when a fetus is found to have no chance of survival. Senator Cash and his allies would have decided for them.
- The bill would prohibit common methods of birth control, and endanger IVF.
- The bill would demand specific resources for all “non-emergency” births from 19-37 weeks (ICU, two doctors present). Many South Carolinians can’t access those resources and even the few rural hospitals we have are in danger.
- The requirements of this bill open the door to many prosecutions for miscarriages.
- The sponsors of this bill have shown no evidence that they believe everyone is morally responsible for preserving other lives. If they believed that, they would be fighting for organ donation, perhaps even mandatory organ donation post mortem. This is only about controlling the lives of girls and women.
What can you do?
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As a constituent, continue to call YOUR Senator Rice, (803) 212-6124; Senator Cash (803) 212-6116; and Senator Alexander (803) 212-6220. Demand that they abandon this egregious attack on our autonomy, privacy, speech, and safety. Personal calls from constituents are the most effective means of influencing Legislators!
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Keep contacting Senators on the Medical Affairs Subcommittee and urge them to oppose S.323. Even lawmakers who generally support abortion bans can’t ignore overwhelming opposition from their constituents.
Cash, (803) 212-6124
Corbin, (803) 212-6100
Fernandez, (803) 212-6024
Garrett, 803-212-6016
Hutto, (803) 534-5218
Martin, (803) 212-6420
Saab, (843) 355-5349
Tedder, (803) 212-6132
Verdin, (Chairman) (803) 212-6250
Zell, (803) 212-6040
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Amplify this message by liking and sharing the Facebook posts from LWVSC and LWVOP.If you took photos or videos at the rally, share them on social media using #StopTheBanSC
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Be Informed.
National-Level Actions
ACTION 9: TELL Congress to end the shutdown NOW!
Full statement from LWVUS here:
“The federal government has been partially shut down since October 1st as Congress has failed to agree on an annual budget. The shutdown has imminent consequences for the health and well-being of millions of Americans whose paychecks are being withheld, and food access is being threatened.
As of now, more than one million federal employees are going unpaid, including approximately 730,000 working without pay and 670,000 who have been furloughed. Missing paychecks could force people to cut into their savings, rack up credit card debt, work additional jobs, and/or struggle to meet their own and their family’s basic needs…
While Congress continues to get paid, the American people, including some of our most vulnerable community members, don’t have their most basic needs met. This is simply unacceptable.
We must protect the health and well-being of our neighbors. Tell Congress to set aside partisan politics and come together to end the shutdown now.”
Sheri Biggs (R-SC) 864-224-7401
This is your representative in the House.
Lindsey Graham (R-SC) 202-224-5972
This is one of your two Senators.
Tim Scott (R-SC) 202-224-6121
This is one of your two Senators.
Action 10: Take CARE of yourself (and others!)
Donate money & food to LOCAL Food Banks. Contact them directly to see what they need.
ACTION 11: Join the League (if you are not already a member!
Help support the League in their mission of educating and informing voters.
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