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LWV stands in solidarity. Find a SC No Kings event

Stand up against hate and authoritarianism

The League of Women Voters is an official partner in this day of mobilization. Stand with us! 

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Vote for women's rights. Voting is people power.

Stop extreme abortion bill S.323

An almost total ban on abortions, identifying it as the crime of homicide punishable by a prison term of up to 30 years for a person having an abortion or aiding in abortion. Restricts birth control, IVF. 

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

LWV speaks up for workers over billionaires

Lynn Teague, VP Issues & Action, on the State House steps, Labor Day 2025

50th Annual Okra Strut, Irmo, SC

LWV and 'Okra Man" get out the vote

The Columbia League shares VOTE411and municipal elections info at the 50th Annual Irmo Okra Strut

VOTE411: your one-stop election source

South Carolina

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. 

 

LWVSC Action Alert

Action Alerts

While lawmakers meet behind closed doors, keep contacting senators and urge them to oppose S. 323. Even lawmakers who generally support abortion bans can’t ignore overwhelming opposition from their constituents. #StopTheBansSC

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Charleston City Paper/The Statehouse Report

As a state Senate subcommittee began debate Wednesday in Columbia over S.323 that would criminalize abortion, hundreds protested at the S.C. Statehouse. The nine-hour hearing ended without a vote, but the subcommittee’s leader said he hoped to have another hearing to refine the bill.

League of Women Voters of S.C. Vice President Lynn Teague worried about the narrow, sectarian impetus for the bill. "But under the Constitution, we’re not a Christian nation and we were never intended to be. We were intended to be a nation that respected all traditions. I respect the depth and sincerity of everyone’s beliefs, but no one has the right to impose their beliefs on everyone else in the state.”

We support public education
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Over the past three decades, stagnant weekly wages of public school teachers have fallen further and further behind those of college graduates who chose other careers, resulting in an ever increasing teacher pay gap that hit a record high in 2024. Over the last decade, inflation-adjusted weekly wages for teachers declined by $46.39 but increased by $220.46 for other college graduates.

Censorship complaints to public libraries continue with state-wide impact. The freedom to read 23 books has been eliminated or restricted. An October 7 lawsuit asks a federal court to block enforcement of unconstitutional book banning.

The status of pseudo-vouchers (Education Scholarship Accounts) remains uncertain. Public schools remain under attack from various groups, often funded by dark money, whose ultimate goal is a privatized education system.

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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. 

Poll workers power our democracy

Staffing the polls = keeping democracy strong! Help South Carolinians vote as a paid poll worker (poll "manager") for your local board of elections. Volunteer as a nonpartisan poll monitor with the Election Protection coalition; virtual training offered Oct. 15, 23, and 30, 7 pm.

Poll watchers are appointed by candidates or political parties to observe Election Day procedures in a precinct.

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WIS 10 TV

The South Carolina Senate Medical Affairs Subcommittee is set to hold a public hearing Wednesday concerning Senate Bill 323, otherwise known as the Unborn Child Protection Act. Watch the interview with current state Sen. Tameika Isaac Devine and Lynn S. Teague from the League of Women Voters of South Carolina. WIS also airs comments from former state Sen. Katrina Shealy recorded earlier Monday. Watch the interview.
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Freedom to Read SC is a coalition empowering communities to resist censorship and uphold every South Carolinian's right to read freely and access information. Check out the new Banned Books Week Resource Guide. Great info year-round!

Public Statement

The South Carolina Supreme Court has dismissed a legal case brought by the League of Women Voters of South Carolina (LWVSC) that challenged the practice of partisan gerrymandering. By opining that the case presented a “nonjusticiable political question,” the court indicated that the problem of partisan gerrymandering can only be addressed by the state legislature — the same body that gerrymandered the Congressional district map in the first place.

“The LWVSC is disappointed that the South Carolina judiciary has held itself unable to protect the foundations of representative democracy in our state,” said Lynn Teague, LWVSC VP, Issues & Action. “Partisan gerrymandering is an attack on our most fundamental right as citizens, the right to vote. But the LWVSC will not stop fighting for fair redistricting. If a constitutional amendment is needed to protect voters, the people of South Carolina must demand that amendment.”

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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.”

It's time to restore the VRA (Voting Rights Act)

Action Alerts

Every day, the freedom to vote is under attack. The League is proud to support the reintroduction of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (JLVRAA), vital legislation that is needed to fully restore and modernize the VRA and ensure that discriminatory voting policies are stopped in their tracks. Tell your members of Congress to protect the freedom to vote and support the passage of the JLVRAA. Equality — and our democracy — cannot wait.

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DEI has remained central to the League of Women Voters of South Carolina (LWVSC) agenda. We are committed to "fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, access, and belonging for all people."