Oconee and Pickens Counties Subscribed Articles

Oconee and Pickens Counties Subscribed Articles

The LWVSC 2023-2025 Constitutional Officers Study
Research & Studies

This study is to determine whether LWVSC should take a position on the selection process for each of the seven state constitutional officers, and if so, what method of selection would be preferable for a given office (e.g. election vs. appointment. )

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Blog Post

AI (Artificial Intelligence) is rapidly making inroads into all aspects of science and technology. A critical issue for American society is the impact that these developments are having and will have on elections. The League of Women Voters of South Carolina is teaming up with researchers at the University of South Carolina's Artificial Intelligence Institute. Matt Saltzman, LWVSC Director of Election Systems and Technology, recently participated in the annual conference of the Association for the Advancement of AI in Vancouver.

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Public Statement

SC is one of only 10 states that has refused to expand health insurance coverage for working-age adults although Federal funds would cover more than 90% of the cost.

Testimony

The League of Women Voters of South Carolina (LWVSC) supports equal rights for all persons regardless of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, or disability. We also support access to quality medical care for all persons.

This bill would prevent persons with gender dysphoria from exercising their right to access appropriate medical treatments as defined by respected medical associations.

Testimony

The League of Women Voters of the United States opposes bills calling for a constitutional convention under Article V of the U. S. Constitution.These proposals are a threat to every American’s constitutional rights and civil liberties. The League also specifically opposes a federal balanced budget amendment.

Making Democracy Work Network Update
Blog Post

The Constitutional Laws Subcommittee of House Judiciary has scheduled a hearing for H. 3676 on Feb. 15. Constitutional convention resolutions take several forms but are all attempts to compel the nation to bow to the wishes of a minority of its people. Assessments by independent constitutional scholars, such as the American Bar Association and the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, make it clear that the convention process is shrouded in legal and political uncertainties. Results could be catastrophic.

Lynn Teague, LWVSC VP for State Issues & Advocacy, at the SC Statehouse steps
Press Mention

South Carolina Daily Gazette

Both our House and Senate are considering reform of South Carolina’s judicial selection process. The membership of the Judicial Merit Selection Committee (JMSC) should exclude legislators, and the list of qualified candidates sent by the JMSC to legislators for a vote should be expanded. The role of the legislative and executive branches must be narrowly tailored to select well-qualified jurists without exerting excessive influence over the judicial branch.~Lynn S. Teague, VP for Issues & Action, LWVSC

Dr. Deborah Turner, LWVSC Power the South
Public Statement

On January 28–three months to the day after she visited South Carolina– the League of Women Voters lost one of our strongest voices for empowering voters and defending democracy.

We are all the poorer for her passing but the richer for having met and served with her. ~Nancy Williams, President. LWVSC

Making Democracy Work Network Update
Blog Post

Both houses are actively working on reforming the process of judicial selection. The House Chair outlined 16 recommendations, some quite broad. Neither public election of judges nor gubernatorial appointment is reflected in the recommendations. We applaud Rep. Tommy Pope’s chairmanship of this committee, both for hearing out everyone who wished to speak and for his diligence in organizing the complex body of information.

The Senate has scheduled a Judiciary Subcommittee on Tuesday, Feb 6 with multiple bills considered., invited testimony only.

Lynn Teague, LWVSC VP for State Issues & Advocacy, at the SC Statehouse steps
Press Mention

The Post & Courier

Confidence in our elections is essential to the functioning of our representative democracy. In recent years claims of widespread election fraud have undercut that confidence. These claims are at best misinformed, and as in medicine, bad diagnosis can lead to inappropriate treatment. ~Lynn S. Teague, VP for Issues & Action, LWVSC

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