For
four decades, the Lawyers' Committee has been at
the forefront of the legal struggle to secure racial
justice and equal access to the electoral process
for all voters. Today, that tradition continues.
With the indispensable assistance of private law
firms, the Voting Rights Project is an integrated
program of Litigation, Advocacy and Education.
Recent News
Election Protection to Provide Primary Election Day
Hotline to Assist Voters in North Carolina and Indiana
Lawyers' Committee Disappointed with Supreme Court Decision to Uphold Indiana's Voter Identification Law, But Will Continue Fight to Protect All Voters
The Lawyers' Committee Joins Other Leading National Advocacy Organizations in Filing a Lawsuit to Compel Missouri Public Assistance Agencies to Offer Voter Registration Services as Mandated by Federal Law
To View the Complaint, click here
Election Protection Coalition Fields Over 1,000 Calls Reporting Scattered Problems Throughout Pennsylvania
Election Protection Gears Up to Provide Primary Election Day
Hotline to Assist Voters in Pennsylvania
for press release click here
Read the Lawyers' Committee's new report, Election Protection 2008 Primary Report, Looking Ahead to November
The
Committee of Seventy and Lawyers' Committee For Civil Rights Under Law Join Forces For The
April 22nd Pennsylvania Primary
The
High Voter Turnout Causes Voters to Seek Assistance -
Election Protection Hotline Provides Assistance to Hundreds of DC, Virginia, and Maryland Voters
The
Arizona Republic reports on the real-life
impact of Arizona’s voter id law
Temporary
provisions of the Voting Rights Act are extended
for twenty-five years
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The
National
Campaign for Fair Elections is a dynamic,
integrated program that encompasses the Lawyers'
Committee's work on election reform and Election
Protection through a comprehensive strategy
of litigation, legislative advocacy, communications,
and citizen education. |
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National
Commission on the Voting Rights Act
The Voting Rights Project organizes the National
Commission on the Voting Rights Act to compile
the record of racial discrimination in voting
since 1982 in preparation for upcoming efforts
to reauthorize provisions of the Voting Rights
Act set to expire in 2007. |
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Minority
Language Initiative
The Voting Rights Project works with communities
of voters to enforce Section 203 of the Voting
Rights Act under which voters who don't have
sufficient English language skills to cast
a meaningful ballot are given language assistance
at every stage of the electoral process. |
The
Voting Rights Project is currently seeking financial
support. For more information, please contact the
Development Office of the Lawyers’ Committee
at: 202-662-8303.
The Lawyers’ Committee relies on contributions
from individuals, lawyers, law firms, corporations,
and foundations, as well as the legal services of
volunteers. Your contributions are tax-deductible.
and can range from as little as $10.00 to $500,
$1,000, $10,000 or much more.
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