Oconee and Pickens Counties Subscribed Articles

Oconee and Pickens Counties Subscribed Articles

Making Democracy Work Network Update
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The General Assembly returned to the State House on January 9 but to date there has been little or no public attention to issues of elections, voting, redistricting, or the judiciary. The House has been very focused on limiting medical care for persons with gender dysphoria rather than in useful governance issues.

Press Mention

South Carolina Daily Gazette

A review of South Carolina’s election process found no fraud that could have swayed results, but auditors do recommend cleaning up the voter rolls more often. The review of records from 2020 through 2023 found zero instances of a non-citizen voting in South Carolina.

Lynne Teague, with the League of Women Voters, said none of the glitches found by auditors should cause anyone to doubt the integrity of South Carolina’s elections. .“People who charge that our elections have no integrity are basically undermining our democracy,” said the vice president of the League’s South Carolina chapter. “There’s nothing in this review that should cause us to question whether we have a system that’s reasonable and fair and has integrity.”

Blog Post

Voters deserve to hear directly from the candidates campaigning to represent us at the highest level.

See which candidates have filled out our voter guides and demand the rest follow their example!

News

This story was originally published by Forward Kentucky.

On November 29, the League of Women Voters of Kentucky published a study examining “Transparency and Citizen Participation in Kentucky’s Legislative Process” and asking the recurring question, “How Can They Do That?”

News

This article was originally published in The Boston Globe.

Voters must cast ballots in the party they are registered for, and voters who are registered as undeclared may vote in either primary. In New Hampshire, roughly 40 percent of voters are registered as undeclared, according to Liz Tentarelli, the president of LWV New Hampshire.

News

This story was originally published in the Lincoln Journal Star.

A nonpartisan civic organization has filed a friend-of-the-court brief in a case before the Nebraska Supreme Court over the law that added restrictions for abortion and gender-affirming surgeries for transgender youth.

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Ahead of the 2024 midterms, LWV's latest Public Service Announcement's for VOTE411.org are live!

Public Statement

Three years ago, our nation's capital faced an unprecedented threat to our democracy that will be etched in the memory of our nation forever. 

Public Statement

LWV of the US and LWV of Maine issued the following statement in response to the Maine Secretary of State’s decision declaring former President Trump ineligible to be listed as a candidate on the state’s 2024 presidential primary ballot.

News

This story was originally published in NPR.

"One of our greatest rights, especially for new citizens, is the power to vote," said Jeanette Senecal with the nonprofit League of Women Voters, which has reported registering nearly 48,000 new citizens to vote this year at naturalization ceremonies around the country.

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