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Voting Rights Act (VRA)

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.

4 Key Elements of HR1 (Blog)

Congress could make history with HR1, a comprehensive package of democracy reforms. We have been working to ensure that it strengthens voting rights.

League Memo Urges Senators to Ask SCOTUS Nominee to Protect Democracy (Article)

The League sent a memo to the U.S. Senate outlining four questions that should be asked of any U.S. Supreme Court nominee during the confirmation process. 

Five Years Since Shelby County v. Holder: Where Do We Stand Now? (Blog)

Shelby County v. Holder was a landmark case addressing the constitutionality of two provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Here's what's happened in the five years since the case was decided.

League Urges Bipartisan Committee to Continue to Demand Transparency on the 2020 Census (Blog)

The U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee continues to explore the proposal of a question related to citizenship on the 2020 Census.