interactive voting exhibit at children's museum

As part of our commitment to voting education and civic engagement across the tri-county area, we are proud to be developing an interactive children’s voting exhibit for the new satellite location of the Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry! 

Voucher Explosion Webinar

Did you miss the webinar on Ohio's Voucher Explosion presented by LWV Ohio?  Well, you can watch it here.    Let's support our public schools and the important work that they do. They are essential to our democracy! We hope you will share this material with others both in groups and individually. In Ohio, privatizing education takes three forms: vouchers, charter schools, and tax credits.

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LWVHC Member Alexa Hustace with a teacher and student at Hawai'i History Day
Blog Post

The League of Women Voters of Hawai'i County participated in the 2024 Hawai'i History Day district fair for Hawai'i Island district at UH Hilo on March 2nd, 2024.

BVN - Sheriff Department Oversight

Oversight for Riverside County Sheriff's Department. VIDEO of our February 10th Unit Meeting discussion with Southern California’s ACLU is available

This is a great tool to help raise awareness about Riverside County's most pressing need.

2024 Warrant Review available for viewing

In order to engage voters early in the Annual Town Meeting legislative process, the LWV Hingham hosts an annual public review of the content of the Annual Town Meeting Warrant.

The presentation provides citizens the opportunity to review Articles and understand the issues before receiving the warrant in the mail. They can then follow up by attending Advisory Committee meetings at which the Advisory Committee will discuss its recommendations for the particular articles in which the citizens are interested.

Event Date: 
May 15 2024 10:00 am
Event location: 

Heathers Club of Bloomfield

LWVOA's Annual Meeting & Luncheon will feature speaker Barbara McQuade on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at 10a at the Heathers Club of Bloomfield.

School kids running into building
News

After a group of parents and teachers in Newberry proposed that Newberry Elementary, Oakview Middle, and Newberry High schools be converted to charter schools, a series of informational meetings occurred ahead of the voting from April 5-12, 2024. On April 17, the votes were counted and did not pass at any of the schools. As such, Newberry Elementary School, Oak View Middle School, and Newberry High School ARE NOT eligible to become charters for the 2025-26 school year. There is some uncertainty around one teacher vote at Newberry Elementary that may be contested.

text of the Equal Rights Amendment
Event Date: 
Mar 07 2024 05:00 pm

First proposed in 1923 and passed by Congress in 1972, the Equal Rights Amendment was subsequently ratified by only 35 states at that time, falling short of the 38 ratifications required.

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