Oconee and Pickens Counties Subscribed Articles

Oconee and Pickens Counties Subscribed Articles

Public Statement

WASHINGTON – The League of Women Voters of the United States is pleased to announce Celina Stewart as the next Chief Executive Officer. 

Public Statement

Delegates at the League of Women Voters National Convention elected Dianna Wynn to serve as the 22nd president of the organization on Friday, June 28th, 2024.

Blog Post

Every June, the League, our partners, and people around the country await the US Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) opinions on critical issues like access to the ballot, redistricting, reproductive rights, and more. This blog reflects on several end-of-term cases from the last decade or so that have had a major impact on democracy.

Blog Post

The League started Pride month by participating in the West Hollywood Pride, WEHO, with the icon Cyndi Lauper, encouraging parade attendees to make a plan to vote using VOTE411.org. 

Blog Post

Young voters are becoming a force in American politics, and as a result, anti-voter state legislatures are going to great lengths to add hurdles for young voters.

In spite of these barriers, young voters are energetic, organized, and ready to make their voices heard.

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

South Carolina Daily Gazette

We are approaching an election that people of all political persuasions agree is crucial for the future of our nation.
Sadly, many qualified citizens choose not to participate in this most basic method of influencing how we are governed. However, there is a solution: When enough people understand that despite obstacles, our votes can be truly powerful. Most of the noise about election integrity is simply that, noise arising from misinformation or even intentional disinformation. Make a plan, inform yourself, and vote!

Joan Zaleski
Press Mention

The Post & Courier

Voters across South Carolina will be asked in November to decide on a ballot issue that proposes to change the language in our constitution related to voter qualifications. This proposal is at best confusing, and at worst misleading. We urge voters to vote against it.

Power Lines
Press Mention

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.

Nancy Williams on the Arena's Shattered Ceilings
News

Our president, Nancy Williams, was interviewed on The Arena's Shattering Ceilings podcast on August 14 in advance of Women's Equality Day (August 26). 

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