Oconee and Pickens Counties

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Oconee and Pickens Counties

The League of Women Voters (LWV), a nonpartisan political organization, encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government, and influences public policy through education and advocacy. LWV of Oconee and Pickens Counties is an organization fully committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in principle and in practice. READ MORE

CAFE Pickens Update

Submitted by Oconee and Pickens Counties in February 2026.

Action Alerts

Major Library Changes Are Moving Fast in Pickens County

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Defend Democracy. Take Action.

Submitted by Oconee and Pickens Counties in February 2026.

Action Alerts

Take Action

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2026 LEAD (League Education & Advocacy Day) RESCHEDULED to March 21

LEAD (Legislative Education & Advocacy Day) Mar 21, 2026, Columbia

Submitted by South Carolina in November 2025.

Event Date: 
03/21/2026 - 9:30am to 3:00pm
Event location: 

Midlands Technical College Beltline Campus

Network with League members across the state and experience an exciting agenda sure to inform and energize you. Hear from our three volunteer lobbyists at the State House and get ready to mobilize voters as we look toward the crucial June primary elections.

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LWV CEO Celina Stewart and Civil Rights Groups Call for ICE Accountability

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in January 2026.

Public Statement
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Win for Oregonians: Judge Dismisses DOJ Lawsuit Seeking to Seize Private Voter Data

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in January 2026.

Public Statement
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Statement from the League of Women Voters on Federal Immigration Enforcement and the Erosion of Constitutional Rights

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in January 2026.

Public Statement
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DOGE SC-backed bill advances to change how South Carolina vets judges

Submitted by South Carolina in January 2026.

Press Mention

South Carolina legislators are again considering changes to how the state vets its judges, this time giving the governor total control of the panel that screens them. Only one organization , the state League of Women Voters, testified on the bill. Lynn Teague, LWVSC, said the organization supports keeping legislators off the panel as a way to balance powers between the branches of government. But the League would still like to see the General Assembly have some voice in who sits on that panel. Teague said the League also is opposed to the new anti-DEI language. "We need a judiciary that looks more like South Carolina."

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What to Know About Voting By Mail

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in January 2026.

Blog Post

Voting by mail, mail-in voting, and absentee ballot voting are all (slightly different) processes you can follow to cast your ballot through the mail. Whichever processes your state uses, voting by mail has been a staple of US elections for over 100 years.

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Tell Congress Federal Immigration Enforcement Has Gone Too Far

Action Alert - LWVUS Congress

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in January 2026.

Action Alerts

Communities across the country have lived in terror as federal immigration enforcement agents have patrolled, surveilled, detained, disappeared, injured, and killed civilians, as well as denied people’s constitutional rights by attacking and arresting peaceful protestors. Yet Congress — our elected officials — has played a pivotal role in funding and enabling this government-manufactured crisis, and they must act to stop these attacks. 

Speak up now.

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Tell Congress the Census Must Count All People

Action Alert - League of Women Voters (Protestors with US flag)

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in January 2026.

Action Alerts

Last year, the House and Senate introduced the Equal Representation Act (H.R.151 and S.2205) to add a citizenship question to the 2030 Census and exclude noncitizens from the apportionment process, which determines the number of members each US state sends to the House of Representatives.

Tell your Members of Congress the Census must count all people!

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New bills: restricting abortion medications and bathrooms; burdensome parental rights requirements

LWVSC Action Alert

Submitted by South Carolina in January 2026.

Action Alerts

H. 4760 restricting access to abortion-inducing medications has passed the House and moved to the Senate Medical Affairs Committee. Email its members to vote NO on this harmful bill.

"Bathroom bill" H.4756 is unnecessary and puts cisgender students at risk of bullying and harassment. Parental rights are important, but the requirements of H.4757would be a significant burden on teachers and schools.

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