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Humphrey's Executor and Threats to Independent Government Agencies

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in September 2025.

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Independent agencies are key to maintaining stability during transitions between administrations. Their employees possess critical institutional knowledge that benefits the American people. Additionally, the independence of federal agencies provides an important check on presidential power.

Since the second Trump Administration began, an estimated 199,000 civil servants have left the federal workforce. This has had a major impact on independent agencies, or government agencies that are within the executive branch, but whose leadership cannot be removed at will by the president, unlike cabinet secretaries.

LWV Education Fund Named Managing Partner of Election Hero Day

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in September 2025.

Public Statement

The League of Women Voters Education Fund is proud to announce that it will assume the Managing Partner role of Election Hero Day, a national day recognizing the contributions that election officials, their staff, and poll workers make to ensure a safe and secure voting experience for all Americans.

South Carolina election official dismissed amid investigation into wiretap allegations

Submitted by South Carolina in September 2025.

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WLTX News19 TV (Columbia)

The deputy executive director of the SC State Election Commission has been fired and the deputy director was terminated after suspension during an internal investigation. Lynn Teague, vice president for issues and action with the League of Women Voters of South Carolina, said the agency still has the staff and resources to conduct secure elections despite the departures.

South Carolina Elections Commission deputy executive director fired after internal investigation

Submitted by South Carolina in September 2025.

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WIS 10 TV

The deputy executive director for the South Carolina Elections Commission has been fired amid an ongoing SLED investigation. Her termination comes after former Executive Director of the South Carolina Elections Commission, Howard Knapp, was also fired on Sept. 17. Lynn Teague, LWVSC VP, Issues & Action, emphasized that voters should not lose faith in the system. “There are experienced IT specialists, staff working with counties, and people who continue to do their jobs,” she said. “Absolutely no one should panic, and no one should think this will cast doubt on the integrity of our elections.”
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South Carolina Supreme Court ruling sparks voting rights debate

Submitted by South Carolina in September 2025.

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ABC 4 News

Voter rights groups across South Carolina are voicing their discontent after the state Supreme Court upheld the current congressional district lines, rejecting claims that the 1st Congressional District was gerrymandered. “The whole process is supposed to be about voters and how the public is represented,” said Lynn Teague of the League. “It is not a one-winner-take-all process properly defined.”

Questions, theories abound after sudden firing of SC's elections czar

Submitted by South Carolina in September 2025.

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The Post & Courier

State officials are largely remaining silent over the sudden firing of the state’s top election official less than two months before towns and cities across the state head to the polls Nov. 4. "Our impression has been that the state election commission has operated as it was intended to: as largely independent of political interest,” said Lynn Teague, LWVSC Vice President, Issues & Action..“That’s not without exception, but on the whole we believe that it has been managed well,” she added. “So we are especially puzzled by the sudden development of the firing of the director.”

South Carolina Supreme Court Green-lights Partisan Gerrymandered Maps

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in September 2025.

Public Statement

The South Carolina Supreme Court has dismissed a legal case brought by the League of Women Voters of South Carolina that challenged the practice of partisan gerrymandering.

South Carolina Supreme Court dismisses gerrymandering case over 2022 congressional map

Submitted by South Carolina in September 2025.

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The Greenville News

The South Carolina Supreme Court has thrown out the legal case over claims that the 2022 congressional map was drawn to give Republicans an advantage in the 1st Congressional District. Lynn Teague, the vice president of the League of Women Voters of South Carolina,, said in a statement that the group is disappointed that the state judiciary has "held itself unable to protect the foundations of representative democracy in our state... If a constitutional amendment is needed to protect voters, the people of South Carolina must demand that amendment.”"

SC Supreme Court upholds voting map, throws out partisan gerrymandering claim

Submitted by South Carolina in September 2025.

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SC Daily Gazette

The state Supreme Court upheld South Carolina’s congressional voting lines Wednesday by ruling there’s nothing unconstitutional about partisan gerrymandering. In response, the League of Women Voters said the ruling presents a contradiction: It indicates only the Legislature can address partisan gerrymandering, and that’s the same body responsible for the problem.

SC Supreme Court rules in favor of Statehouse Republicans on redistricting case

Submitted by South Carolina in September 2025.

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The Post & Courier

South Carolina’s highest court ruled in favor of Statehouse Republicans, saying it is a legislative right to draw congressional maps even as critics say Charleston’s seat in Congress was unfairly drawn to gerrymander. “Partisan gerrymandering is an attack on our most fundamental right as citizens, the right to vote,” said Lynn Teague, vice president at the League of Women Voters of South Carolina. “The people of our state should demand a constitution that protects them and leadership that respects their voices.”

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