In 2006, Congress will consider the reauthorization of the expiring
provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The League of Women
Voters has a long history of support for the Voting Rights Act. The
League lobbied extensively for the 1970 amendments to the Voting Rights
Act of 1965. In 1975, we were part of a successful coalition effort to
extend the Act and expand its coverage to language minorities, and in
1982 the League was a leader in the fight to strengthen the Act and
extend its major provisions for 25 years. In 2007, these provisions will
expire. The League of Women Voters believes that the Voting Rights Act
should be reauthorized and not weakened in any way by amendments.
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Support Reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act
Jul 19, 2006
The LWVUS sent a letter to the U.S. Senate urging them to vote in favor of S. 2703, the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006, without amendments.
| Support H.R. 9, Reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act
Jul 12, 2006
The LWVUS sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives urging them to support H.R. 9, the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006, and work to pass it without amendments.
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