League of Women Voters of the Charleston Area

Reports are circulating about an executive order to impose federal control over elections. This is dangerous, alarming, and needs our attention. See LWVUS statement.

Thursday Jan 15, 1pm at Charleston Main Library. Want to be better informed about our immigration system? Dr. Melissa Siegel, professor and Head of Migration Studies at UN University - MERIT (the Netherlands) is our speaker. Sign up below. Walk-ins also welcome.
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Great turnout and energy at our Winter Social Meeting in Charleston today. Thanks to guest speaker civil rights attorney Susan Dunn, and to new and longterm members alike who committed to some good trouble for democracy in 2026!

In Charleston? Join us for an enlightening talk about our immigration system with Dr Melissa Siegel, an expert visiting from UN Univ- Maastricht.

WITH THANKS to all who helped in 2025 to... deliver 11 candidate forums reaching 4,200+ local voters; register 1,400+ voters at 150+ events; inform 8,000+ voters about 51 races on Vote411; generate 135,000+ views on social; and file one federal lawsuit on behalf of new voters!! Happy new year!

We took a stand by joining a LWVUS lawsuit against DHS and USCIS. This is why.

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Your contributions help us to produce local candidate forums in Charleston, Berkeley, and Dorchester; election information guides; and year-round civic programs. Please contribute any amount for Giving Tuesday - to support voters and democracy!
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We're on a mission to empower voters and defend democracy here in Charleston. Please consider donating just $10 to make our Giving Tuesday a little brighter and our 2026 election information and voter services programs more impactful! Click to donate:
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To our members, supporters, followers, and all around you… happy Thanksgiving!

LWV Charleston is proud to be in this fight as a local plaintiff in the federal lawsuit filed today by LWVUS. Registering newly naturalized citizens at USCIS ceremonies has been a core and cherished part of our mission for many years.

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Election Day is like game day for democracy. Check your ballot and candidates at vote411.org. Then get out and vote in our local and municipal elections!

BANNED BOOK EVENT on Nov 9 must be postponed. Thanks for all your reposts and interest. We will look to reschedule for 2026.

CANCELLED. please note this banned book event will be rescheduled.

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Before you vote: CHECK OUT Vote411.org for your personalized local ballot and candidate info, and go into lwvcharleston.org to watch videos of the forums we've held this month in Mt Pleasant, IOP, Folly Beach, Goose Creek, James Island, and downtown Charleston.

VOTE411 Election information you need. Brought to you by The League of Women Voters Education Fund.

Early voting for local elections is open now. Check the League of Women Voters’ online election site vote411.org to view your personalized ballot, polling place, and to read about your local candidates.

WE NEED YOU ON SUNDAY OCTOBER 12 FOR SINO SECOND SUNDAY POPUP PROTESTS!!! LINK to sign up:
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LWV calls for the reversal of new USCIS 'guidance' that prohibits LWV and nonpartisan civic groups from doing voter registration at naturalization ceremonies. Our volunteers have regularly registered new voters at twice-weekly naturalization ceremonies in full compliance with voting laws. Stay tuned

Concerned about what's happening with SC energy laws and the proposed power plant and gas pipline through the ACE Basin? So are we. Join this webinar on Sept 16 at 6pm for a presentation by the Coastal Conservation League. Sign up for Zoom link.

A little rain did not stop LWV Charleston members and friends from standing up for freedom to read and anti-censorship… Sunday at Charleston Main Library!

No ICE Detention Camp in South Carolina Sign the Petition: No ICE Detention Camp in South Carolina.

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Join us for a documentary screening and talkback on July 27 at 2pm, Queen Street Playhouse downtown. Info and RSVP: buytickets.at/leagueofwome...

We’re hosting a documentary screening and talkback about student activists in Beaufort SC who stood up against book bans. Sun July 27 in downtown Charleston. Click link to RSVP. buytickets.at/leagueofwome...

Good morning #SouthCarolina! Join us in Charleston today to stand together and continue the fight! #NoKings #50501SC #scpol

Wouldn’t today be a great day to join LWV Charleston? By joining your local League, you also become a paying member of LWVUS and LWV South Carolina. More members=more local impact. www.lwvcharleston.org

Peaceful protest today in Charleston. Change starts at the local level. What are you seeing in S.C. today?
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The League celebrates Pride month and the values of diversity, acceptance, and rights for all.

Staying True to Nonpartisanship in a Divisive Political Climate | League of Women Voters At our core, nonpartisanship is not just a policy — it’s a bedrock principle that defines who we are at the League of Women Voters. As a membership organization committed to empowering voters and defe...

The League is nonpartisan, but not neutral when it comes to our policy positions. What does that mean?

We do not evaluate or engage with elected officials based on their political campaigns, but on their actions in office as they relate to our mission.

Unite and Rise 8.5: A Campaign to Defend Democracy | League of Women Voters Since the Trump administration took office in January 2025, we’ve seen increased attacks on our democratic systems and a failure by Congress to intervene. This came to a head in early April, when the ...

Unite and Rise 8.5: a national LWV effort to mobilize 8.5 million voices to speak out for democracy starting now.

Candidate Forums LWVCA is committed to providing fair, nonpartisan candidate forums that are available in full to the general public. For more candidate and ballot information, visit vote411.org and enter your address...

Recordings now available from this week’s virtual forums for N. Charleston City Council districts 3 and 5. Special Election Day is May 27. Click below to watch.

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