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The League of Women Voters is proud to be nonpartisan, neither supporting nor opposing candidates or political parties at any level of government, but always working on vital issues of concern to members and the public.

We encourage informed and active participation in government, work to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influence public policy through education and advocacy. Follow the bils and our testimonies during the 2025 South Carolina Legislative Session. 

 

Time for Action (Medicaid Insurance)

Action Alerts

Congress is currently considering a budget package that would slash Medicaid funding, putting millions of American’s health care coverage at risk.

Tell Congress not to endanger the health of our country.

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Action Alerts

The House and Senate introduced the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which would require citizenship documentation to register to vote even though voters in every state are already required to affirm or verify their citizenship status when registering.

The SAVE Act would create one more barrier to the voting process, as many eligible voters do not have easy access to the necessary documents.

Tell your members of Congress to oppose the SAVE Act

Our president should be elected by the people, not the electoral college

The League of Women Voters has as a high-priority, long-range goal: the abolition of the Electoral College through our One Person, One Vote campaign. Our president should be elected directly by the people! Let's get started. To get the word out about the issue and the need for change, there are three categories of actions you can take today!

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Action Alerts

 
Searching for ways to help defend democracy?

Even taking one small action can help us fight the negative emotions we are feeling and leave us feeling empowered to do more. 

Open our bi-weekly actions to find out what you can do at national, state, and local levels to make a difference. 

The LWVSC 2023-2025 Constitutional Officers Study
Research & Studies

Officers whose duties are administrative or functional in nature should be appointed by the governor, and officers who have substantial policy-making authority and/or that serve particular constituencies should be directly elected by voters. The state legislature should establish appropriate qualifications (like educational or experience-based accomplishments) for South Carolina’s constitutional officers.

Registration current?
News

The State Election Commission is mailing over 190,000 voter confirmation cards to individuals who have not voted since the 2020 General Election and have not updated their voter information. Voters who return the card indicating they've moved, voters whose cards are returned undeliverable by the Post Office, and voters who don't respond are made inactive.

Young, 1st time voters allowed to register at SC DMV
Public Statement

After public outcry, an emergency lawsuit in state court, and the threat of additional federal litigation by the ACLU, League of Women Voters, and NAACP, the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) finally fixed a policy that prevented close to 2,000 young, first-time voters from participating in the 2024 election.

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New! Order a Freedom to Read tee and show up LOUD at school board meetings, the State House, or anywhere ignorance needs a reality check. Books aren’t dangerous, but banning them sure is. Suit up, speak out, and let’s make intellectual freedom too bold to ignore! Read Freely, Fight Fiercely! Censorship’s got nothing on you.