Read LWVSC's Education Finance Act Piece - "South Carolina's education finance system is incredibly complicated. The most cynical observers suggest that this is done on purpose to obscure what is really going on. More likely, however, the complexity is a product of a piecemeal cobbling together of the education funding mechanism over time. Regardless of the cause, this paper is an attempt to simplify one of the most complex pieces of the puzzle, the Education Finance Act."
Our first candidate forum of 2010 was held on July 22 for the Town of James Island. It was a huge success; a few hundred people showed up to watch the mayoral and council candidates debate! Five more candidate forums are scheduled for October, including one for the US House of Representatives. For the complete schedule of forums, which will take place all over Charleston County, see our calendar. In preparation for election season, the LWVCA has updated our Policy on Candidate Forums.
July 7, 2010: America's Enemy is the War on Drugs - Charleston City Paper writer Will Moredock discusses the state of the War on Drugs. He writes, "What we need in this state and country is an informed discussion of drugs and drug laws, a discussion without politics and passion. That is what the League of Women Voters of the Charleston Area (LWVCA) offers with a new study: "Mapping the Elephant: Illegal Drugs in South Carolina." Read more. Also, read our recent drug study and the new LWVCA position statements on drug policy.
June 27, 2010: Voting Machines Deserve Second Look - LWVSC President Barbara Zia in The State News - "The technology used by South Carolina's direct recording electronic voting machines has been widely criticized by experts because of the lack of a voter-verifiable paper audit trail. Many states have adopted more verifiable technology, leaving South Carolina as one of a handful of states that still use only paperless voting machines without a paper trail..." Read more
This spring, LWVCA's Voters Services volunteers registered 463 students in five high schools in Berkeley County! WOW!!! Leaguers who participated are excited and ready to bring the same success to Charleston and Dorchester counties. We ask that those who are able and willing commit to one high school voter registration during lunch periods (approximately 11:00 am to 1:00 pm) in the fall and one in the spring. Three Leaguers are needed for each school. This is high energy, on-your-feet voters service that is incredibly rewarding as we empower young voters to begin a lifetime of participation in the electoral process.
Follow current state legislation through online weekly legislative updates. These reports summarize actions in the state House of Representatives.
CofC student Eugenie Valentine partnered with the League of Women Voters Charleston Area to register students on her campus. The following video tells her story -- mostly successful, a little humorous, and really inspirational.
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