EMERGENCY!!! CALL TO ACTION: Call your house legislator now or election integrity dies
Make it to the State House tomorrow to put pressure on the speaker!
Today our SC Safe Elections group drafted a summary document that House representative Josiah Magnuson delivered to all of the house reps. Numerous election integrity advocates in the house had made great headway in encouraging their fellow members to vote for bill 4919 “as is” with no changes from what the senate had revised.
Given that momentum, House speaker Jay Lucas pulled a fast one and stated that there was a motion by house Rep Pope to send the bill to the judiciary committee though Mr. Pope apparently had not done that and Lucas said the “Aye’s have it” (although there was NO VOTE).
Here is the video. Go to https://www.scstatehouse.gov/video/archives.php and Tuesday April, 26th, 2022 at 12 PM and go to the timestamp 1:37:58 to 1:39:19.
Our House reps were shocked to say the least at this despicable and unethical power play.
Mr. Lucas then made the unilateral decision to send the bill to the judiciary committee where it will die unless there is a motion to reconsider TOMORROW.
This is a sad display of absolute power in our legislature that cannot go unnoticed or unchecked. This appears to be an orchestrated effort to thwart election reform as well as the will of the people of South Carolina; and unfortunately, this is occurring across the nation.
Let’s inundate our house representatives’ phones and show up tomorrow at the state house at 10 AM in in the House chamber. The gallery and balcony are open! Let’s stare the speaker down and encourage our house members to reverse these unethical actions of the speaker so this bill can move forward.
Let’s make history.
Thanks so much to Rep Magnuson and our other election integrity advocates in the House.