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Fighting Voter Suppression

“Motor Voter” Coalition Members Reunite at U.S. Capitol in Honor of 20th Anniversary of NVRA (Blog)

The League was proud to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), which has helped register millions of eligible Americans.

Obama Administration Names Presidential Commission on Election Administration Members (Press Release)

The League once again calls on the President and the nation's new elections commission to make bold changes to make elections free, fair and accessible.

Celebrating the NVRA: 20 Years of Increasing Access to the Vote (Blog)

EDITORIAL NOTE: This blog post was originally posted on the Huffington Post.

Mark the NVRA at 20 – Join a Tweet Chat with Project Vote (Blog)

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), we’re joining with Project Vote and other voting rights advocates for a tweet chat!

Voter Suppression in North Carolina: What’s happening and what it means for our country (Blog)

Early this month, a plethora of voter suppression bills  were introduced by members of the North Carolina Legislature. If passed, the consequences would be dire.

Attacks on Voting Rights – a Midterm State Legislative Report (Blog)

Each state has focused some of their energy on voting rights and elections – 2230 bills relating to elections, both good and bad, have been introduced in state legislatures across the country since January.

Arkansas Voter Photo Identification Law Vetoed (News Clips)
Voting Rights Act should not be diluted (News Clips)
Arkansas governor vetoes voter photo ID bill (News Clips)
Our Voter Registration Work is Headed to the Supreme Court (Blog)

A decision against the NVRA, which streamlined the state laws that hindered citizen-led registration drives, would threaten our mission and make the voter registration process vulnerable to attack.