Fighting Voter Suppression

The damage to the VRA can and must be fixed – Congress has the power to act swiftly to restore the effectiveness of the Voting Rights Act. Tell your members of Congress to work quickly to repair and restore the VRA.

This week, Congress held hearings to discuss possible solutions and the path forward following the Supreme Court's decision to gut key parts of the Voting Rights Act.

“When you’re talking about changing the world, you don’t need permission and no one will tell you how to do it.” That was the message of the Make Progress national summit, hosted by Generation Progress and held just blocks from The White House.

This Independence Day help us make our democracy work – encourage your fellow citizens to visit VOTE411.org and register to vote!

The Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling this week leaves the country vulnerable to the very forms of voter suppression Congress warned of in 2006.

Shelby County is a historic legal challenge to key voting protections of the Voting Rights Act, which LWV joined as amicus, arguing that the law’s provision for federal oversight of local election procedures was needed to protect voters of color.