(Columbia, SC) – 2020 has been an extraordinary year in many regards, and the election season across the United States has been
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(Columbia, SC) – Representatives of the League of Women Voters of the Columbia Area Board of Directors recognized Women’s Equality Day, August 26, 2021, by gathering in front of the South Carolina State House to show their support for national
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(Columbia, SC) — Emerge South Carolina, the state’s premier organization that recruits and trains Democratic women to run for office, announced that Jessica Bright will be its next executive director. In this
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The new maps, like those of the last three decades, will place a majority of voters in districts with only one viable candidate, who will win their office in their party’s primary
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The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a key but controversial section of a state law requiring a supermajority vote in the General Assembly to change certain statues and monuments is
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(Charleston, SC) — Redistricting in South Carolina happens every 10 years after the U.S. Census data is released. Lawmakers have the opportunity to redraw voting district lines. However, while there are guidelines in
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Rumored to be the new Republican dark horse, Sen. Tim Scott could be making a play for the party’s top slot in 2024. According to Politico, GOP mega-donors could be eye-ing Scott as a potential investment.
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(Columbia, SC) – Representatives of the League of Women Voters of the Columbia Area Board of Directors recognized Women’s Equality Day, August 26, 2021, by gathering in front of the South Carolina
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(Columbia, SC) – In response to the growing COVID-19 Delta Variant crisis, where only 44% of South Carolinians are fully vaccinated, Sen. Mia McLeod has proposed the following actions she would take
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An Inflection Point Today, we are at an inflection point. The 2020 election produced the largest number of voters in U.S. history, and the highest turnout in over a century. At the
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Unrig the System In South Carolina, our state politicians draw the maps for voting districts. They do this behind closed doors, using computer analysis designed to make the voting districts favor the
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Thirty women completed the Emerge South Carolina Signature training this weekend. In its third year, this is the fifth training cohort to graduate from an Emerge South Carolina training program. The class
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