South Carolina asks 5% of voters to verify their registration or be marked inactive 

Check your mail, protect your right to vote

By Paul Bowers

"Check your mail. Protect your right to vote." An open envelope with a Voter Registration Confirmation Card inside. Background is a wood countertop.

State House Dispatch: March 24, 2025

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion on the House floor. Positive bills waiting for a committee hearing. Also: Advocacy 101!

By Paul Bowers

"State House Dispatch: March 24, 2025. This Week Under the Copper Dome." Text appears over a blue-tinted image of the South Carolina State House dome.

State House Dispatch: Feb. 4, 2025

Closing primaries, amending the U.S. Constitution, and the push to subsidize private schools

By Paul Bowers

"State House Dispatch: Feb. 4, 2025. This Week Under the Copper Dome." Text appears over a blue-tinted image of the South Carolina State House dome.

Planning to vote? Save this phone number

Call 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) if you encounter issues at the polls

If you or anyone you know encounters problems while voting, call: English: 866-687-8683. Spanish: 888-839-8682. Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, Tagalog: 888-274-8683. Arabic: 844-925-5287

Why we’re engaging in the Charleston County School Board election

We're highlighting candidates' stances on civil liberties issues in a crucial down-ballot race

By Jace Woodrum

"Get the facts. You decide the future." Text appears over a photo of children waving out of the windows of a school bus.

S.C. election deadlines are coming up. Do you have a plan?

As election season heats up, a Q&A with our Voting Rights Staff Attorney

By Tish Gotell Faulks, Paul Bowers

voting rights issue page

S.C. lawmakers admit they drew Congressional maps for partisan gain. We say that violates the State Constitution.

The facts aren’t up for debate. The only question is whether the South Carolina Constitution allows elected officials to cheat voters out of fair maps.

By Paul Bowers

"We're suing to end partisan gerrymandering." Text appears above an image of Lynn Teague speaking in front of a computer monitor with a South Carolina map superimposed on it.

The case for voting in a June 11 primary

The most important election in your district might be this Tuesday

By Paul Bowers

"The case for voting in a June 11 primary"

It's time to end gerrymandering in South Carolina

Partisan gerrymandering cheats us out of a representative democracy. It doesn't have to be this way.

By Paul Bowers

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