Our News and Announcements

Stay up to date with our work and news.

Columbia Area Articles

Address change? Update your address 30 days prior to the Nov. election!

Submitted by Columbia Area in November 2020.

Blog Post

Avoid problems at the polls / keep your contact information current!

How To's on Voting Absentee

Submitted by Columbia Area in October 2020.

Blog Post

LWVCA member, Betty Gregory, shares her experience in a few step-by-step pictures on how to vote absentee in the Nov. 3 general election.

Richland Library Support for Voting

Submitted by Columbia Area in September 2020.

Blog Post

Richland Library can help with voter registration and absentee voting. The library has stamped voter registration forms at Ballentine, Northeast, Sandhills, and St.

Think you're ready to vote?

Submitted by Columbia Area in September 2020.

Blog Post

Think you're ready to vote? First check your registration at VOTE411.org.

Columbia Area Subscribed Articles

Here’s why all SC voters will see this yes-or-no question on their ballots this election

Submitted by South Carolina in October 2024.

Press Mention

WIS 10 TV

Besides the race for the White House, there is one other question that all of them will be asked at the polls this year, a statewide constitutional referendum. The League opposes this measure. “It is not because we want noncitizens voting,” LynnTeague, LWVSC VP, said. “We lose our inclusion to guarantee that every citizen has a right to vote, unless, of course, they’re disqualified by law.”

SC voters can change the state constitution with their vote

Submitted by South Carolina in October 2024.

Press Mention

News 6 WJBF

The state constitution says “every” citizen of the state or country can vote in elections. The general assembly voted to add a question to the ballot asking if voters want to change the word “every” to “only.” Lynn Teague, LWVSC VP, said the change is redundant and may be harmful to legal citizens.

Submitted by South Carolina in October 2024.

Blog Post

A ballot proposition would alter voting rights in our state constitution—a change from the current wording that says "every" citizen of the United States and of this State, 18 years and older, is entitled to vote to "only" citizens. Multiple laws already require legal citizenship to vote. The League of Women Voters believes that we must not lose that constitutional protection of "every" and oppose this proposition.

The federal government is taking precautions against potential claims of voter fraud, intimidation and violence. Assistant U.S. Attorney John Potterfield will investigate any claims related to this year's election. The public can reach him at (803) 919-3092.

Lawmakers discuss if VC Summer site is still viable, 7 years after project was abandoned

Submitted by South Carolina in October 2024.

Press Mention

News 19 WLTX

South Carolina lawmakers are discussing the viability of the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station construction site, where two nuclear reactors were abandoned in 2017. The project's failure forced ratepayers to foot the $9 billion bill under the Base Load Review Act, which allowed utilities to raise rates for a project ahead of its construction. "It should never happen under the conditions of the previous construction," said Lynn Teague, LWVSC Vice President of Issues and Action.

SC Board mandated review process applied to PragerU resources?

Submitted by South Carolina in October 2024.

Testimony

State Board of Education Regulation 43-70 requires an evaluation process which is overseen by an Instructional Materials Review Panel and includes a thirty-day public review period. Regarding the controversial PragerU materials made available to South Carolina Public Schools, the League of Women Voters encourages adherence to the regulation's inclusive process.

View All

League of Women Voters ^®
Columbia Area

Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy.

Our News and Announcements