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Voting Rights Act (VRA)

The State of Voting Rights in 2016 (Blog)

June 25th marked the third anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision Shelby County v. Holder and civil rights and voting rights groups participated in a panel on Capitol Hill to highlight the ramifications of the decision. Panelists emphasized the need to pass the Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA), saying that raising the temperature for Congress around restoring the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) in the media in the upcoming months is a “must do”.

League Initiates Making Democracy Work® Campaign for 2016 Elections (Press Release)

League set agenda for the next biennium and elected unanimously Chris Carson of Burbank, California as the organization's 19th national president.

Hundreds of League of Women Voters Activists Storm Capitol Hill for Voting Rights (Press Release)

“Our members are fanning out across the Capitol to tell their elected representatives that it is well past time to right this wrong. We need them to pass the Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA),” President MacNamara said.

League Members to Lobby Congress on Voting Rights (Blog)

Hundreds of League members from around the country will be lobbying their U.S. Senators and Representatives on Capitol Hill to advocate for the Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA).

League Urges Congress Repair Voting Rights Act (Legal Document)

The League sent a letter to members of the U.S. House and Senate urging them to move the Voting Rights Advancement Act forward.

Outlining the League’s Priority Federal Issues for 2016 (Blog)

In addition to lobbying the 114th Congress in support of our priorities, the League is working on a number of important policy proposals put forth by the President and agencies of the federal government. We will also be participating in litigation that could have a major impact on laws and regulations.

Why I’ll be Supporting the League of Women Voters on #GivingTuesday (Blog)

#GivingTuesday is a day to support the organizations that mean the most to us, and that is why I will be supporting the League of Women Voters. I hope you will, too!

League Joins Partners in Calling for Voting Rights to be Part of Debates (Legal Document)

The League joined the Leadership Conference for Civil and Human Rights and its member organizations calling for voting rights to be addressed at the upcoming Democrat and Republican debate/forum. The letter is signed by 36 organizations and has been sent to the network heads at MSNBC and CNBC as well as the moderators of the events.

League Registers Voters at More Than 260 Community Events (Press Release)

"League teams are finding new voters at bike races, gyms and new citizen ceremonies on this National Voter Registration Day,” said President MacNamara.

California League Helps Restore Voting Rights to 60,000 Formerly Incarcerated People (Blog)

The League of Women Voters of California is celebrating a historic voting rights victory: the right to vote is being restored to nearly 60,000 people who had previously been incarcerated.