This meeting had updates on various topics, which were then followed by a discussion by Lancaster County Councilman Jose Luis on items concerning Lancaster County projects, commissions and other matters.
This month’s meeting was held at the Del Webb Library in Indian Land. A number of items were discussed, including looking for volunteers for two upcoming events mentioned at end of Newsletter.
This month’s meeting was held at the Del Webb Library
The meeting began with a recap of the topics members wished to address at the beginning of the year and what has been accomplished so far.
Congressman Ralph Norman ( https://norman.house.gov ) Congressman Norman, just back from Washington D.C., was our featured guest and he provided us with reminders and updates on various topics.
After opening with the Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer, we conducted an overview of recent elections illustrating the importance of primary elections. For the 2022 South Carolina elections approximately 17.6% of eligible voters voted in the primary, which is the election that decides who represents the parties in the general election. Of the registered voters the turnout was 20%. The general election had 44% of eligible voters showing up at the polls, which mean a small number of voters decided who are the final candidates and still less than 50% registered voters cast a vote. The SC primary for the 2024 presidential elections are in February 2024 and we are hoping to get more voters engaged, informed and voting.
South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis was our speaker at the May meeting.