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Community Leaders:
Peggy Brown
Janie Shipley
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(803) 251-2726
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League ID:
SC000
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Stories From Around the State
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Solution for a Non-Problem Yields Real Problems
By: tobrienWhen held up to legal scrutiny, there is no evidence of voter impersonation at the polls. However, millions could be disenfranchised and lose their right to vote because of photo ID laws enacted in a number of states.
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'Got Voter ID?' State Efforts at Public Education Vary Widely
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Support for the DISCLOSE Act across the country
By: StephanieIn addition to the radio ads, we recently aired in Maine and Tennessee on the importance of disclosure in general, our state and local Leagues across the country have also been working hard to ensure their Senators know we want them to stop secret spending and to give the voters the information they need to make informed decisions. Below are just some of the Letters to the Editors and Op Eds that our state and local Leagues have succeeded in getting published on the importance of disclosure.
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Voter ID Laws: Where We Stand after State Legislative Sessions
By: tobrienThe League and its allies were successful in keeping voter ID bills from passing in a number of states including Colorado, Delaware, Iowa, Maine, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon and Virginia. Only Kansas, Pennsylvania and Tennessee have passed voter photo ID laws that are currently in effect. In retrospect, thanks to the Leagues ongoing work, we are better off than we had anticipated when the legislative sessions began!
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What Could Tighter Voter ID Laws Mean in November?
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The League – A Recognized Foe of Voter ID Laws
By: ShirleyDidn’t want you to miss this recent article in the National Journal! League President Elisabeth MacNamara and Senior Elections Director Jeanette Senecal are among the “foes” in this piece on how the “Foes of Voter ID Laws Find Ways to Mute Their Impact.”
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Judges will help free court logjam (South Carolina: Greenville News)
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New Publication on Successful Grassroots Education Campaigns
By: Cynthia PaderaA new publication from the League of Women Voters Education Fund, "From Theory to Practice: A Grassroots Education Campaign," shares lessons learned by the state and local Leagues in Kansas and South Carolina that participated in "Safeguarding Democracy: Quest for a More Diverse Judiciary" from 2009-2012. The publication is intended as a resource for Leagues and partner organizations that seek guidance for the implementation of successful grassroots education campaigns.
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League of South Carolina Announces Campaign Successes with "The State of the Judiciary in South Carolina: From Research to Reality"
Date: 6 PM-8 PM, August 7, 2012
Location: University of South Carolina School of Law Auditorium, Columbia, South Carolina
Event: Reception and Public Forum
Partners: South Carolina Women Lawyers Association
The League of Women Voters of South Carolina culminated its two-year project focusing on the state judicial system's diversity and independence with a public forum entitled "The State of the Judiciary in South Carolina: From Research to Reality." The forum was held on Tuesday, August 7 at the University of South Carolina School of Law Auditorium. Speakers included Senator Larry Martin, new Judiciary Committee Chair and Judicial Merit Selection Commission Vice Chair; Representative Leon Howard, past Chair, South Carolina Legislative Black Caucus; Judge Carolyn Matthews, President of the South Carolina Women Lawyers Association; Robert Wilcox, University of South Carolina Law School Dean; Alice Paylor, South Carolina Bar Association President-Elect; and Charleston School of Law Professor John Simpkins, who presented his research on the state of judicial diversity in South Carolina. The forum was moderated by Charleston School of Law Professor Constance Anastopoulo. The program was free and open to the public, and free CLEs for South Carolina attorneys were available.State: -
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Three local students win competition (South Carolina: Spartanburg Herald-Journal)
