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DOGE SC-backed bill advances to change how South Carolina vets judges

Submitted by South Carolina in January 2026.

Press Mention

South Carolina legislators are again considering changes to how the state vets its judges, this time giving the governor total control of the panel that screens them. Only one organization , the state League of Women Voters, testified on the bill. Lynn Teague, LWVSC, said the organization supports keeping legislators off the panel as a way to balance powers between the branches of government. But the League would still like to see the General Assembly have some voice in who sits on that panel. Teague said the League also is opposed to the new anti-DEI language. "We need a judiciary that looks more like South Carolina."

Statement from the League of Women Voters on Federal Immigration Enforcement and the Erosion of Constitutional Rights

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in January 2026.

Public Statement

Win for Oregonians: Judge Dismisses DOJ Lawsuit Seeking to Seize Private Voter Data

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in January 2026.

Public Statement

LWV CEO Celina Stewart and Civil Rights Groups Call for ICE Accountability

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in January 2026.

Public Statement

What’s Happening with ICE and How to Fight Back

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in February 2026.

Blog Post

Communities across the country, in Minnesota and beyond, are living in terror as federal immigration enforcement agents patrol, surveil, detain, arrest, disappear, injure, and kill civilians.

We are witnessing firsthand the incredible power of everyday people to reject this assault on our communities, our Constitution, and our democracy. To continue exercising our people-power, we must understand what is happening and what rights we hold.

Submitted by South Carolina in February 2026.

Research & Studies

The LWVSC Working Group on Gender and Women’s Equity recommends The Turnaway Study findings for those needing evidence-based research regarding reproductive choices. In summary: Women make thoughtful, well-considered decisions about whether to have an abortion.

Submitted by South Carolina in February 2026.

Research & Studies

The LWVSC Working Group on Gender and Women’s Equity summarized the WREN (Women’s Rights and Empowerment Network) 2025 study. Please communicate with your elected representatives and utilize these facts to bolster your messages to policymakers. Research shows that informed policies can help women, girls and their families while ignoring facts and research leads to worse outcomes for everyone.

League of Women Voters Condemns President Trump’s Call to “Nationalize” Elections

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in February 2026.

Public Statement

“President Trump’s continued rhetoric is a calculated effort to dismantle the integrity of the electoral system as we know it. This is not political theater: it’s a direct threat to the very fiber of democracy itself.

Occupied DC: The District's History and the National Guard

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in February 2026.

Blog Post

Since its founding, the people of the District have not enjoyed the same rights as other Americans. As a result, Washingtonians are expected to bear the burdens and duties of citizenship and obedience to the laws while having no say in their creation, a major inequity in a republic that purports to stand for liberty and justice for all.

This blog will examine the background of this inequality and feature the voices of LWVDC members and District residents who are currently undergoing illegitimate occupation by National Guard troops because of their lack of statehood.