Oconee and Pickens Counties Subscribed Articles

Oconee and Pickens Counties Subscribed Articles

Public Statement

The League of Women Voters stands strongly opposed to the passage of the SAVE Act in the US House.

News

This op-ed originally appeared in Teen Vogue.

The SAVE Act would erect unnecessary barriers to register to vote for tens of millions of Americans. LWV CEO Celina Stewart explains, in Teen Vogue. 

Blog Post

This block reviews the racist origins of the Electoral College and why it still hurts Black Americans and other communities of color to this day. 

Press Mention

News 2 (Charleston)

The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (SCDMV) confirmed Monday it has fixed a computer glitch that caused thousands of teenagers’ voter registration not to be processed ahead of last November’s election. The ACLU, South Carolina League of Women Voters, and SC NAACP had threatened legal action if the agency failed to “swiftly fix” the issue.

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WACH Fox57

After months of legal battles, public pressure, and warnings of further federal litigation, the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has fixed a long-standing issue that prevented thousands of eligible young voters from registering. In a renewed effort led by the SC NAACP and the League of Women Voters of SC, the organizations sent a letter warning the agencies not following the federal law. The following day, the DMV responded, confirming it had updated its in-house software system, Phoenix, to capture and transmit voter registration information for individuals aged 16 and older.

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South Carolina Daily Gazette

Following the threat of a lawsuit by the SC ACLU, League of Women Voters, and NAACP, the SC DMV will collect information from anyone 16 and older who selects that they would like to register to vote, which it will then send to the state Election Commission.

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The Post & Courier

The South Carolina DMV, according to the law, did provide eligible applicants with the information and forms they needed to register to vote. They just never processed them, nor did they inform prospective voters their customer service software had no way to process their requests at the time of filing. After one suit and threat of another by , the ACLU and the League of Women Voters, the DMV responded they had now fixed the problem.

Young, 1st time voters allowed to register at SC DMV
Public Statement

After public outcry, an emergency lawsuit in state court, and the threat of additional federal litigation by the ACLU, League of Women Voters, and NAACP, the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) finally fixed a policy that prevented close to 2,000 young, first-time voters from participating in the 2024 election.

Public Statement

A coalition of voting rights organizations filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to challenge President Trump’s unlawful executive order on voting. 

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