LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
2011-2012 PLANNING CALENDAR
June 2011
2nd, Thursday, First regular session of the 119th South Carolina General Assembly adjourns, Columbia.
17th-20th, LWVUS Council Meeting, Washington, DC
19th, Father’s Day
30th, Summer SC Voter material deadline
July 2011
• First Quarter PMP Statements mailed & Payments due
4th, Monday, Independence Day
4th Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) anniversary
15th, LWVUS & LWVSC Per Member Payment due
15th, Summer SC VOTER mailing
22-23, Friday & Saturday, LWVSC Board Retreat. Peggy Appler’s house on the N. Edisto River, Dorchester County.
August 2011
26th, Friday, Women’s Equality Day
27th, Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., League Leaders Day, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, 1715 Bull St.,
Columbia. Brief LWVSC Board meeting follows.*
September 2011
Voter Registration Month
5th, Monday, Labor Day
7th, Wednesday, 11 a.m., Women’s Equality Celebration: A Seat at the Table. Press Conference at S.C. Statehouse Lobby, followed by lunch and conversation at nearby restaurant.
17th, Saturday, Constitution/Citizenship Day
28th, Thursday, Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown
30th, Friday, 7 p.m., Celebration of LWVSC’s 60th Anniversary & Presentation of Past Presidents Oral Histories to USC Archives. Ernest F. Hollings Collections Library at University of South Carolina, part of the S.C. Political Collections, Greene St. at Sumter St., Columbia.
30th, Fall SC Voter material deadline
October 2011
Voter Education Month
LWVSC Finance Drive. Donation appeal mailed to members
Second Quarter PMP Statements mailed & payment due
1st, Saturday, 10 a.m.-3p.m., LWVSC Board Meeting, 1600 St. Julian Place, Columbia. *
7th, Friday, Yom Kippur begins at sundown
9th, Sunday, Last day to register to vote in General Election in South Carolina
10th, Monday, Columbus Day
15th, LWVUS & LWVSCPer Member Payment due.
15th, Fall SC VOTER mailing
24th, Monday, United Nations Day
31st, Monday, Halloween
November 2011
8th, Tuesday, 7 am-7 pm, General Election Day
11th, Friday, Veterans Day
24th, Thanksgiving Day
December 2011
LWVUS sends Program Planning materials to local Leagues.
3rd,,Saturday, 10 a.m.-3p.m., LWVSC Board Meeting, 1600 St. Julian Place, Columbia. *
15th, Thursday, Bill of Rights Day
21st, Wednesday, Hanukkah begins at sundown
25th, Sunday, Christmas
26th, Monday, Kwanzaa begins.
31st, Winter SC Voter material deadline
January 2012
Third Quarter PMP Statements mailed & payment due
1st, Sunday, New Years Day
10th, Tuesday, Second regular session of the 119th South Carolina General Assembly opens, Statehouse, Columbia.
15th, Winter SC VOTER mailing
166h, Monday, Martin Luther King, Jr., Day
31st, Tuesday, LWVUS Online Membership Count deadline
February 2012
Black History Month & Youth Voter Month
14th, Tuesday, 92nd Anniversary of LWV’s founding
20th, Monday, Presidents Day
March 2012
Women’s History Month
8th, Thursday, International Women’s Day
12th-18tst, Sunshine Week, a national initiative to foster dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information
15th, Tuesday, Filing opens for SC party primary candidates
16th, noon-30th, noon, South Carolina Partisan Candidate Filing Period for 2012 General Election
31st, Spring SC Voter material deadline
April 2012
Fourth Quarter PMP Statements mailed and payment due
7th, World Health Day
7th, Saturday, Passover begins
8th, Sunday, Easter
9th-15th National Volunteer Week
14th, Saturday, LWVSC Council Meeting, Columbia
15th, IncomeTax Deadline
22nd, Sunday, Earth Day
May 2012
1st, Sunday, Law Day
8th, Tuesday, National Teachers Day
13th, Last day to register to vote in June 12thState Primary
13th, Mother’s Day
28th, Monday, Memorial Day
June 2012
7th, Thursday, 119th Session of the South Carolina General Assembly adjourns, Statehouse, Columbia.
8th-12th, LWVUS Convention, Washington, DC
12th, Tuesday, 7 am-7 pm, South Carolina Primary Election
17th, Father’s Day
26th, Tuesday, 7 am-7 pm, State Primary Runoffs
* All members of the League of Women Voters of South Carolina are welcome to attend LWVSC board meetings.
Miscellaneous:
LWVSC Leaders Update emailed to local presidents bi-monthly
LWVSC SC VOTER mailed to members 4 times per year
LWVUS Leaders Update distributed electronically every Thursday
LWVUS LeaguE-Voice distributed last week of every month