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Tomorrow’s Voters Already Making Their Mark
| MaggieToday we welcomed four Austin, TX, ninth graders and their parent chaperones to the LWVUS offices.
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Rep. John Lewis and the Fight for Voting Rights
| Renee DavidsonLast week, LWVUS interns Clara Roberts and Sam Pevear attended a National Archives talk by Congressman John Lewis
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Tuning In & Paying Attention: Protecting our voting rights from the states to the Supreme Court
| Elisabeth MacNamaraEDITORIAL NOTE: This blog post was originally published on the The Huffington Post.
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Attacks on Voting Rights – a Midterm State Legislative Report
| Tim O'BrienFor many state legislatures, March marks the half-way point of their legislative session, some are already adjourned and some seem to never end.
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Citizen-Led Voter Registration Drives at Risk in Arizona v. ITCA, Inc.
| Kelly“Restrictions on the use of the national voter registration application form like those by Arizona make it much more difficult to register eligible citizens to vote,” Elisabeth MacNamara said.
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Second Pivotal Voting Rights Case Heads to Supreme Court
| Kelly“This case puts independent voter registration drives like those conducted by the League squarely in the crosshairs of those that want to restrict access to political participation and voting,” said Elisabeth MacNamara, president of the League of Women Voters of the United States.
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The VRA Arguments from Inside the Supreme Court
| Elisabeth MacNamaraThe lawyer’s lounge in the Supreme Court building is a soothing shade of green with high ceilings, large windows and portraits of obscure associate justices from centuries past staring down from the walls. As a general rule, members of the Supreme Court bar who can’t find a seat in the actual courtroom can listen to oral arguments from the comfort of a sofa or armchair ranged along the walls of the lounge.
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2013: Make-or-Break Year for Voting Rights
| Elisabeth MacNamaraEDITORIAL NOTE: This blog post was originally published on the Huffington Post.
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TAKE ACTION: Support the Voting Rights Act
| Elisabeth MacNamaraToday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the constitutionality of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965, a case which will ultimately decide whether millions of voters could face new barriers when trying to exercise their right to vote. The Voting Rights Act is an essential part of American democracy. It ensures that every American citizen, regardless of race, has an equal right to vote.
