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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. 

 

LWVSC Action Alert

Action Alerts

S.99, the most recent attempt to enact a hate crimes bill, is moving to the Senate floor. Call your SC senator to support this bill. We are one of only two states without such a bill.

LWVSC Action Alert

Action Alerts

The SC Senate made positive changes to H.3309 but also incorporated the Rate Stabilization Act, a provision to allow utilities to raise customer rates annually without presenting a case before the Public Service Commission. Urge your House Representative to retain the positive Senate changes and delete the Rate Stabilization Act provisions.

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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

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

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.

Forging the Future: 2025 LWVSC Convention, May 16-17
Event Date: 
05/16/2025 - 4:00pm to 05/17/2025 - 4:00pm
Event location: 

Greenville Technical College Center for Manufacturing Innovation

Join League members from around the state as we forge our future at LWVSC's 2025 biennial convention in Greenville on May 16-17. We're planning 1 1/2 days of speakers, workshops, business, and awards at Greenville Tech's Center for Manufacturing Innovation. Registration closed April 16.

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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.

Winter 2025 SC Voter cover

Winter 2025 SC Voter newsletter

Highlights:

The SC legislative session began with a bang! Read about hot issues at the State House. Hear about what we learned from the 2024 elections and how we move forward. LEAD 2025 was a great success. This information, and more!