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Expanding Voter Access

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.

99 Years Later – the League of Women Voters is Still Fighting for Voting Rights (Blog)
League Remembers Congressman John Dingell (Press Release)

The League of Women Voters national president Chris Carson issued the following statement on the passing of Congressman John Dingell.

LWV Texas Joins Lawsuit to Combat Voter Suppression (Press Release)
House Judiciary Committee Holds First Hearing on HR1 (Blog)

Tuesday, January 31, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on HR1, the For the People Act. As legislators asked questions of the six expert witnesses, several strong arguments for HR1 emerged.

Associated Press: Report: More than 312,000 felons can’t vote in Kentucky (News Clips)

A report from the League of Women Voters of Kentucky shows 92 percent of those with felony convictions have been released from prison or jail and live in the community, but cannot vote.

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 Sends Letter to U.S. House Addressing HR1 (Legal Document)

The League sent a letter to members of the U.S. House of Representatives addressing HR1 as the bill needed to heal our country.

U.S House Unveils Legislation “For the People” (Blog)

U.S. House leadership unveiled a democracy reform bill, HR1 (the For the People Act), that will make elections fairer and put power back in the hands of the American people.