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Action Alert
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Honoring Our Right to Vote
| Elisabeth MacNamaraNinety-three years ago today, following over seven decades of tireless advocacy, the 19th amendment became law and women gained the right to vote. Later this week another important anniversary occurs – the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, which later helped spark Congressional action on the Voting Rights Act (VRA).
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The Importance of Women in the Civil Rights Movement & Social Justice Organizing
| Renee DavidsonOn Thursday, President Elisabeth MacNamara and staff of the League of Women Voters, including Executive Director Nancy Tate, attended the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation’s (NCBCP) Black Women’s Roundtable
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50 Years After the March on Washington, the Fight for Voting Rights Continues
| Elisabeth MacNamaraAugust 24, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington. In 1963, the March on Washington was the largest mass protest in American history when 250,000 women and men of all ages and from all different backgrounds came together to express their hopes for freedom, justice and change. The March, which ultimately pushed Congress to pass the Civil Rights and Votin
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LWV's Andrea Kaminski: Hold a hearing on redistricting reform
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Press Release
LWV Reacts to DOJ Announcement on Texas Voter Photo ID Law
| StephanieThe League of Women Voters is pleased with today’s announcement by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) that they are filing suit against the Texas voter photo ID law.
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Press Release
North Carolina Politicians Target College Students’ Right to Vote
| KellyNorth Carolina Politicians Target College Students’ Right to Vote
League of Women Voters Calls on Department of Justice and Congress to Act without Delay
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New election bills would politicize rather than protect
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North Carolina's Sweeping Voter Suppression Law Is Challenged in Court | The Nation
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North Carolina Ushers in Restrictive Voting Laws
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Voting Bill Signed; Legal Challenges Start

