South Carolina voters can begin casting in-person absentee ballots for the Nov. 6 general election now. The state doesn't allow no-excuses early voting. But someone who is working, will be out of town, is sixty-five years or older, or is physically unable to go to the polls can qualify for an absentee ballot. Machines will be set up in the office of each county election board. Absentee ballots can be cast through Nov. 5, the day before the election. People [...]

South Carolina voters will have an extra 10 days to register to vote after a judge agreed to an extension in the wake of massive flooding from Hurricane Florence. This is believed to be the first time South Carolina has ever extended state voter registration deadlines. Make your voice heard and register to vote before it's too late.  Now South Carolina voters in all 46 counties have until Oct. 17 to register in person, online or by mail. ________________________________________ 3 Ways to Register [...]

SALT LAKE CITY — A federal judge Friday in Michigan allowed a lawsuit to move forward that experts say impacts faith-based charities across the country that provide adoption services as well as LGBT couples seeking to adopt and foster children. The case, Dumont v. Lyon, focuses on whether faith-based adoption agencies that receive state funding can turn away same-sex couples for religious reasons. It's one of the first cases of its kind, and experts say it's likely to set a [...]

COLUMBIA, S.C. — LGBTQ advocates in South Carolina say they are considering suing the state after it passed new measures allowing foster agencies to discriminate against LGBT residents, according to Charleston’s Post and Courier. Thew new measures, included in a state budge provision as well as an executive order from Gov. Henry McMaster, give a “religious liberty” protection to foster agencies who do not want to place children with same-sex couples based on a so-called “sincerely held religious belief.” But SC [...]