Oconee and Pickens Counties Subscribed Articles

Oconee and Pickens Counties Subscribed Articles

Public Statement

WASHINGTON — Late Wednesday, the League of Women Voters and partner organizations filed an amicus brief in the US Supreme Court case Louisiana v. Callais supporting fair representation for Black voters in Louisiana.

Oct. 1 SC Extreme abortion ban hearing scheduled
Public Statement

South Carolina lawmakers are preparing to ram a dangerous and extreme anti-abortion bill through the legislative process starting October 1 with a specially called Senate subcommittee meeting. "If passed, this would relegate everyone who becomes pregnant to the control of the state. All who care about the preservation of the rights that Americans have valued over the years must reject this bill,” said Lynn Teague, VP for Issues & Action, League of Women Voters of South Carolina.

Press Mention

The State

A Labor Day rally at the S.C. State House attracted about 300 people and a dozen speakers on Monday. Lynn Teague, vice president of the League of Women Voters of South Carolina, urged the audience to get engaged, “really” understand the issues and vote. “They need to get out there for all the elections.,..Primaries are more important than (the general election) in November.”

Lynn Teague speaks from the State House steps, Workers Over Billionaires Rally, Labor Day 2025 State House
Blog Post

Consider issues carefully (there is no free lunch) and vote in every election. Only 15-20% of registered voters vote in our primaries. That is a major contributor to our having a government that is out of sync with the interests of many South Carolinians

Between elections, call and write public officials so they know what you think. Tell them you are a constituent and intend to vote in every election.

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The Post & Courier

The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking personal information on 3.3 million South Carolinians without saying why it wants the data or how it plans to use it. The massive cache sought includes names, addresses, birthdates, driver’s license numbers and the last four digits of Social Security numbers — data that critics warn could be a goldmine for identity thieves or a major security risk if improperly stored or mishandled. Lynn Teague, vice president for issues and action with the League of Women Voters of South Carolina, said she was very concerned. “Anything that looks like a fishing expedition by people who may want to cast doubt on election integrity concerns us deeply.”

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WIS 10 TV
The U.S. Department of Justice is pushing for South Carolina’s voter registration list, including sensitive information like the last four digits of Social Security numbers of driver’s license numbers. “We don’t want to see normalization of things that will encourage people to believe that our elections are rigged, that their data aren’t safe,” Lynn Teague, vice president for issues and action with the League of Women Voters of South Carolina, said.
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Public Statement

LWV releases No Harm to Our Communities: Mapping Guidance for Elected Leaders, guidance on drawing mid-cycle maps that protect historically disenfranchised communities.

Public Statement

LWV of the United States and the LWV of Texas issued the following statement in response to the Texas legislature passing a bill with new congressional maps.

Blog Post

All 50 states, plus Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico, have their own supreme courts. How do they work?

Public Statement

In a major win for voting rights, District Court Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles largely denied the defendants’ motion to dismiss in Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights (VACIR) v. Beals.

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