‘Democracy for Some, But Not for All’: Report Reveals Nearly 1,700 Polling Places Closed Since Supreme Court Weakened Voting Rights Act
20 Sep 2019

‘Democracy for Some, But Not for All’: Report Reveals Nearly 1,700 Polling Places Closed Since Supreme Court Weakened Voting Rights Act

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Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/09/10/democracy-some-not-all-report-reveals-nearly-1700-polling-places-closed-supreme Published on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 by Common Dreams “Seems like Republicans don’t want people to vote…wonder what they are worried about.” By Julia Conley, staff writer Georgia was among the southern states where hundreds of polling … Continued

Call on the Attorney General to Publicly Stand for Full Restoration of the Voting Rights Act
3 Mar 2017

Call on the Attorney General to Publicly Stand for Full Restoration of the Voting Rights Act

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Please add your name to an open letter calling on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to take a public stand for the full restoration of the Voting Rights Act at https://action.groundswell-mvmt.org/petitions/open-letter-to-attorney-general-sessions-join-us-in-selma-on-the-right-side-of-history. We are coming up on the 52nd Anniversary of Bloody … Continued

Without a Modernized Voting Rights Act, there’s No Such Thing as an Honest Election
6 Nov 2016

Without a Modernized Voting Rights Act, there’s No Such Thing as an Honest Election

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Washington Post By Jim Sensenbrenner November 2 at 7:12 PM Jim Sensenbrenner, a Republican from Wisconsin, is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives On Tuesday, Americans will elect a president without the full protections of the Voting Rights Act. The … Continued