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Voting Rights Act (VRA)

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.

LWV Supports H.R. 4 (Press Release)

With the introduction of this bill, it is time for Congress to update the Voting Rights Act and restore the vote for millions of disenfranchised voters. 

League Joins Joint Statement to House Judiciary Committee in Support of HR1 (Legal Document)

The League and members of the Declaration for American Democracy Coalition sent a joint statement from diverse groups to the Senate Judiciary Committee in support of HR1, the For the People Act.
 

League Lobby Corps Urges Support for HR1 (Legal Document)

Members of the LWVUS Lobby Corps visited members of the U.S. House urging them to support HR1, the For the People Act.

League of Women Voters Supports HR1  (Press Release)

The first bill introduced by the 116th Congress will make our election system more free, fair, and accessible to all eligible Americans.  

The Hill: Why Same Day Registration is critical to the success of HR1 (News Clips)

Same Day Registration is the best stop-gap solution to solve errors in the registration process, fix inaccuracies in voter rolls, reduce provisional ballots, and increase voter participation.

League Submits Comments on VRA to U.S. Civil Rights Commission (Legal Document)

LWVUS  submitted comments about the federal government's role in civil rights enforcement on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights' Fall Report.