Wyoming Public Radio

The palmetto state is one of only two in the nation where state supreme court justices are elected by the state legislature. Advocates are pushing for more diversity on the high court. “I think they’re (lawmakers) unlikely to consider diversity as much as they should,” Teague said. “(It) will not be weighted as heavily as the real benefits of a diverse perspective would dictate.”

NPR, South Carolina Public Radio, Wyoming Public Radio

The palmetto state is one of only two in the nation where state supreme court justices are elected by the state legislature. Advocates are pushing for more diversity on the high court. “I think they’re (lawmakers) unlikely to consider diversity as much as they should,” Teague said. “(It) will not be weighted as heavily as the real benefits of a diverse perspective would dictate.”

News 19 WLTX

With less than a month until the statewide primary election, voters in South Carolina are gearing up to cast their ballots for new members of the state House, Senate, and Congress. Lynn Teague, VP for Issues and Action, League of Women Voters of South Carolina, emphasized the importance of voter participation, especially in primaries.

"Very few people vote in the primaries. This is an infraction, destroying our democracy," Teague noted. "If everybody in the state voted in the primaries, we would have a different government."

The Statehouse Report

A controversial, 70-page energy bill designed to increase Palmetto State power production effectively died on the floor of the S.C.Senate this week. Bill critics like S.C. League of Women Voters Vice President Teague warned that the process next year will have to be more inclusive and sensitive to public concerns to win their support. “The best thing about this Senate bill is that it doesn’t actually do any of the inadequately vetted things it talks about,” she said. “Going forward, we hope that legislators will understand that stakeholders participating in these discussions must include those of us concerned about protecting ratepayers and the public.”