South Carolina voters will have an additional 10 days to register for the Nov. 5 general election after a judge sided with a lawsuit filed by the S.C. Democratic Party over how much the extensive power outages, flooding and damage caused by Hurricane Helene could disrupt voter registration efforts. Three nonpartisan civil rights orgnizations, including the League of Women Voters of South Carolina, had requested an extension in their Oct. 3 letter to South Carolina officials.

The CEOs of Dominion, Santee Cooper, and Duke Energy want South Carolina to abandon very important elements of the system of utility regulation established after the V.C. Summer collapse. The League of Women Voters of South Carolina continues to advocate for fair evidence-based utility regulation to ensure our state's future.

When we said we'd keep fighting after the unfortunate 6-3 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Alexander v. SC NAACP in May, we really meant it. We're suing to end partisan gerrymandering in South Carolina. Listen to the ACLU interview with Lynn Teague, LWVSC VP, Issues & Action..

The State, The Island Packet/Beaufort Gazette

The American Civil Liberties Union and League of Woman Voters are trying again to have the state’s congressional map redrawn. The ACLU of South Carolina and the League of Women voters have sued the state over the state’s congressional partisan gerrymander, specifically in the 1st Congressional District. "South Carolina's Constitution protects its citizens' right to exercise equal influence over our elections," said Lynn Teague, LWVSC Vice president for Issues and Action.