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League of Women Voters promotes Vote411 online voter guide to Irmo council and residents
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Summary
Representatives from the League of Women Voters of the Columbia area presented Vote411.org to the Irmo council on Oct. 21, described how candidates can submit information and noted past usage statistics for the Midlands and South Carolina.
Nicole Sanchez and other League of Women Voters volunteers briefed the Town of Irmo council on Oct. 21 about Vote411.org, an online voter guide the league operates to provide nonpartisan information about voter registration, voting rules and candidates.
Sanchez said Vote411 includes candidates’ unedited responses to questions about current issues, background information and contact details, and that voters who enter their address will see races and candidates relevant to them. The league volunteers brought a QR code and paper directories of municipal officials to the meeting to help residents access the resource.
Sanchez told the council that in 2022, people from Lexington and Richland counties visited Vote411.org about 20,000 times to prepare for elections and that statewide visits in South Carolina were approximately 108,000; she invited candidates and incumbents to submit information so voters can see their responses. The League emphasized that it is nonpartisan and does not endorse or oppose candidates.
Why it matters: Vote411 is a free, nonpartisan tool to help voters find registration information, polling rules and candidate responses; local candidates’ participation increases the amount of information available to voters ahead of elections.
Ending: League representatives left printed directories at the meeting and encouraged council members and candidates to promote Vote411 and complete their candidate profiles online.
