All Oconee and Pickens Counties Subscribed Action Alerts

Oppose Transgender Bans: S.623 Changes to Birth Certificates; S.627 Gender Identity

LWVSC Action Alert

Submitted by South Carolina in March 2023.

Action Alerts

The Senate Medical Affairs Subcommittee is considering two bills that will ban gender-affirming care and restrict individual rights. The rights to control our own bodies and personal health care decisions are fundamental to our health, dignity, and freedom.

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SC Senate to Hear Hate Crimes Bill

LWVSC Action Alert

Submitted by South Carolina in March 2023.

Action Alerts

Please call and write your Senator to support H.3014. Let's blanket the Senate with constituent comments. Spread the word!

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Tell Congress That Equality Belongs in the Constitution

ERA PASSED

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in February 2023.

Action Alerts

More than 100 years after some women gained the right to vote, people in the United States are still not constitutionally guaranteed equality on the basis of sex. The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) will update the US Constitution to protect the equality of rights under the law regardless of sex.

Tell your representatives they must ensure that the ERA is published.

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Root Out Dark Money

Time for Action

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in February 2023.

Action Alerts

Contact your representatives today and tell them now is the time to root out dark money that has an increasing influence on our federal elections. Encourage your representatives to support the DISCLOSE Act.

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Both chambers hear abortion bans on Tues., Feb. 7

LWVSC Action Alert

Submitted by South Carolina in February 2023.

Action Alerts

Please make four calls by Monday. Tell  your senator, your house representative, and committee chairs Danny Verdin and Weston Newton to stop the bans!  Both chambers meet Tuesday. 

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SC S.39 ESA (voucher) bill

LWVSC Action Alert

Submitted by South Carolina in January 2023.

Action Alerts

A revived Education Scholarship Account (ESA) bill S.39 is speeding through the South Carolina Senate. An ESA, like a voucher, is a strategy for diverting public money to private schools. Let your personal senator know your concerns now.

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Expanding the VOTE Act - Support Voters of All Languages

TIME FOR ACTION

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in December 2022.

Action Alerts

Increasing the language accessibility of voting materials allows voters to feel confident in voting and become educated and informed as they vote on high-priority issues in their communities. Tell your representatives to pass the Expanding the Voluntary Opportunities for Translations in Elections (VOTE) Act (HR 8770) to increase access to translated voting materials.

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SC Senate returns Nov. 9 to hear abortion ban

LWVSC Action Alert

Submitted by South Carolina in November 2022.

Action Alerts

The SC Senate will hear H.5399, an extreme abortion ban, on the morning November 9. 

By November 8, call or visit your Senator. Again. Identify yourself as a CONSTITUENT and tell them to vote NO. 
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A Rare Opportunity for Change: Weigh in on City of Charleston Redistricting!

Action Alert

Submitted by The Charleston Area in September 2022.

Action Alerts

We have a unique and rare opportunity to pass new City of Charleston district maps that will give the citizens of Charleston a stronger voice and reduce incumbent gerrymandering. We need you to contact your City Council Representative and ask them to pass Option 2!

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Ask Your Senators to Grant DC Statehood

It's Time for DC Statehood. TAKE ACTION: Contact your Representative

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in September 2022.

Action Alerts

The people of Washington, DC deserve the same rights as any American living in our 50 states. They deserve full representation in Congress and to be free of Congressional interference in their local governance. Urge your Senators to support the full rights of DC residents!

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