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House Joint Resolution H.3391 was pre-filed in the SC House of Representatives by Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter in December of 2018 for the 2019-2020 legislative session. The bill has support of both Republican and Democratic sponsors and currently sits in the Constitutional Laws Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee.
Two Senate Joint Resolutions were pre-filed for the 2020 legislative session on December 11, 2019. Senator Tom Davis in coordination with Representative Cobb-Hunter sponsored bill S.901. On the same day, the four women of the Senate — Margie Bright Matthews, Mia S. McLeod, Katrina Frye Shealy and Sandy Senn — filed S.918. Both resolutions have bipartisan support.
Both bills will need to pass through their respective Judiciary Committees before a vote will be held on the chamber floor.
Our Approach
Elected officials need to hear support for ERA ratification directly from their constituents. Individual legislators should be contacted as soon as possible, with special focus on the members of the Judiciary Committees within each chamber.
Our Message
The ERA is a moral issue that requires political action. It seeks a legal system in which every person will be judged on the basis of individual merit, enabling all citizens to make full use of their political and economic capabilities. At this time, more than half of those people do not have equal rights under law within the U.S. Constitution. The ERA would correct that, so that all citizens of South Carolina could live their lives to their full potential. The time is NOW.
Methods of Contact
Pick your option and get started. Contact us if you need help or have questions.
Links for contact info and actions are below.
Elected officials need to hear support for ERA ratification directly from their constituents. Individual legislators should be contacted as soon as possible, with special focus on the members of the Judiciary Committees within each chamber.
Our Message
The ERA is a moral issue that requires political action. It seeks a legal system in which every person will be judged on the basis of individual merit, enabling all citizens to make full use of their political and economic capabilities. At this time, more than half of those people do not have equal rights under law within the U.S. Constitution. The ERA would correct that, so that all citizens of South Carolina could live their lives to their full potential. The time is NOW.
Methods of Contact
- Start with a phone call to find out where your legislators stand. Sometimes that's all it takes.
- Set up a meeting to speak one-on-one with your legislator. For steps to walk you thru the process, click here.
- Hand-written letters and postcards (links below) are also good (they create a physical presence and touch).
- Emails are rarely read, but can be effective en masse. A single email can be sent to an individual legislator, to an entire committee's members, as well as to ALL members of either the House or Senate.
- Letters to the Editor are wonderful and can reach a diverse audience (click here for writing tips).
Pick your option and get started. Contact us if you need help or have questions.
Links for contact info and actions are below.