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@SenRussellOtt speaking on the Senate floor on his Amendment 11 to H.3309 to avoid muddying the ORS mission. After VC Summer the cleanup of the ORS mission was one of the most important changes made.

Justice Anthony Kennedy, who wrote the Citizens United opinion, is still alive. Could we get him to engage in a public discussion of his role in the utter destruction of representative democracy by authoritarian oligarchs, for which he carries heavy responsibility?

The League of Women Voters of South Carolina continues to advocate for fair evidence-based utility regulation to ensure our state's future. scdailygazette.com/2024/08/26/res…

NEW: We're suing to end partisan gerrymandering in South Carolina. See y'all in court. aclusc.org/en/press-relea…

JOHN LEWIS National Day of Commemoration and Action. Join us at the SC State House at 4:30 PM on July 17 to commemorate the life and work of John Lewis and to mobilize to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act to guarantee access to the ballot for all qualified electors!

LWV responds to SCOTUS' 6 – 3 decision in Trump v. United States. This erosion of democracy expands executive authority to give sitting US presidents the powers of a king — which is exactly what our republic was established to avoid. Full statement: buff.ly/3L8wXHG

"[E]verybody thinks November is the election. For most purposes, June is the election here. The primary is where things get decided.” - @LynnSTeague Y'all go vote in the primaries Tuesday! scdailygazette.com/2024/06/07/for…

Supreme Court Opens the Door for Unchecked Racial Discrimination in Redistricting | League of Women Voters lwv.org/newsroom/press…

Neither the House or Senate version of judicial selection reform gives us everything the League believes we should have -- but both versions are better than what we have now and a compromise between the two versions is what we need now. postandcourier.com/opinion/editor… via @postandcourier

South Carolina’s election workers are our friends and neighbors, working to carry out some of the most fundamental tasks of keeping our representative democracy. Irresponsible and unfounded attacks on them are attacks on all of us.

Record number of SC women vying for State House. It’s not all about abortion. thestate.com/news/politics-…

Today's ruling deprives voters of another fair election. By defending this map, SC legislators prioritize power over people. The League is disappointed that South Carolinians will face another election without justice, but we will continue to seek fair maps.

Voting can proceed in South Carolina’s coastal 1st District this year under congressional maps redrawn in 2021 while the U.S. Supreme Court continues to weigh whether the Legislature racially gerrymandered the lines to keep a Republican in office.

House advances bill fast-tracking natural gas plant over regulatory concerns • SC Daily Gazette scdailygazette.com/2024/03/20/hou…

The purpose of utility regulation must be protecting the public scdailygazette.com/2024/03/15/the… via @SCDailyGazette

League testimony on H. 5118 can be read at my.lwv.org/sites/default/…

PSC Commissioner Ervin resigns, citing problems in House utility bill that the League also mentioned in testimony to a House subcommittee. League oral testimony also included comment that much of what was before them belonged before the PSC. thestate.com/news/local/env…

Standing room only in the hearing room 45 minutes before meeting on H. 5118, a utility bill written by and for utilities, gutting public input in utility decisions.

Senate subcommittee on judicial selection bills begins its work — Sen. Campsen introducing his bills on the agenda