League of Women Voters turns 103 and the VOTE411 website provides voting information for Columbia City Council Special Election
February 24, 2023
The League of Women Voters of the Columbia Area celebrates its 103rd Anniversary. The League of Women Voters was founded on February 14, 1920, following the ratification of the 19th Amendment in August 1919, giving women the right to vote in the United States. Although African American women were included in the women’s suffrage movement during the early 1900s, many were not able to vote until the 1960s. The suffragists fought to help women exercise and protect their new rights granted by the 19th Amendment. The League of Women Voters remains a strong and vibrant organization at the national, state, and local levels across the country.
In her remarks on the occasion of the 103rd Anniversary of the League of Women Voters, Dr. Deborah Turner, President of the League of Women Voters of the United States shared, “The mission of the League of Women Voters is to empower voters and defend democracy…. We work every day to protect and expand voting rights to make the promise of democracy real for everyone… We have the power to make our country a better place for all.”
Members of the League of Women Voters of the Columbia Area have been actively involved in voter registration activities, attending local municipal and school board meetings, sponsoring candidate forums, and managing the League’s local VOTE411 website.
VOTE411 is a nonpartisan online election resource that provides elections information to the public. VOTE411 is a “one-stop shop” for election information. VOTE411 allows voters to use their home address to find elections in their specific districts, including candidate contact information and responses to questions we have asked. VOTE411 knows what district you are in. The website provides detailed information on voting rules such as voter registration deadlines, how and when to vote early, and how to vote absentee. All election information is kept up to date with election law changes!
Election information is currently posted on VOTE411 for the Columbia City Council District 4 Special Election planned for March 28, 2023. The League of Women Voters of the Columbia Area is also co-sponsoring a candidate forum for Columbia City Council District 4 Special Election on February 27, 2023, from 4pm to 6pm, at the Historic Columbia Boyd Foundation Horticultural Center at 1601 Richland Street in Columbia, SC. This forum is co-sponsored by the Columbia Chamber, the League of Women Voters of the Columbia Area, and Central Carolina REALTOR Association.
To learn more about the League of Women Voters of the Columbia Area and how you can become involved, visit https://my.lwv.org/south-carolina/columbia-area or follow the League of Women Voters of the Columbia Area on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
Dr. Lady June Cole, President
League of Women Voters of the Columbia Area
The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization that encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.
