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Voting Rights Act (VRA)

At Long Last, Voting Rights Act Restoration to Get a Vote on House Floor (Blog)

Legislation that responds to the Shelby decision will now come to the floor of the U.S. House. H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA), has broad support from civil rights and voting rights groups across the country. 

LWVUS to U.S. House: Restore the Voting Rights Act (Legal Document)

LWVUS seeks to find common ground with lawmakers as H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act moves forward in Committee this fall. 

House Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on the Voting Rights Act (Blog)

On the sixth anniversary of Shelby v. Holder, the Supreme Court decision that gutted the heart of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), the U.S. House Judiciary Committee conducted a hearing on the continuing challenges to voting rights in our country. 

Florida's Field Hearing on Election Administration (Blog)

On May 6, the House Administration Subcommittee on Elections visited Fort Lauderdale, Florida to hold a field hearing on voting rights and elections. I represented LWVFL as a testifying witness.

League Joins Groups Urging Presidential Candidates to Prioritize Democracy Reform Agenda (Legal Document)

The League joined over 100 organizations on letters to all announced presidential candidates urging them to implement a democracy reform plan. 

Voting Rights and Election Administration in the Dakotas (Blog)

Dakota citizens and members of Congress gathered at Fort Yates, on the Standing Rock Sioux Nation, for a field hearing of the Committee on House Administration, Subcommittee on Elections.

League Urges Support for HR4 (Legal Document)

The League urged Representatives to support HR4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act.

League Endorses Native American Voting Rights Act of 2019 (Legal Document)

LWVUS joined other civil rights organizations supporting the Native American Voting Rights Act of 2019. 

League Urges Support of HR1 and Opposition to Tactics to Weaken Bill (Legal Document)

The League of Women Voters strongly urges members of the U.S. House to vote for HR1, the For the People Act.

League Urges Support for HR1 Companion in U.S. Senate (Legal Document)

The League sent a memo to the U.S. Senate urging members to support and co-sponsor a companion bill to HR1, the For the People Act.