Shelby v. Holder

“We are very pleased that new legislation has been introduced but there is so much more work to be done with the 2016 elections are quickly approaching,” said President MacNamara.

This week, the Mission of the United States to the United Nations commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Voter discrimination cannot be tolerated in the 21st century. That's why we're pushing Congress to pass the Voting Rights Amendment Act, a flexible, modern answer to the problem of discrimination in voting.

This week marks the 166th anniversary of the Seneca Falls Convention, the 1848 meeting responsible for making the first formal demand for women’s suffrage.

Today, on the one year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision that gutted key provisions of the Voting Rights Act, the Senate will finally hold a hearing on the Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014 (VRAA).

Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on voting rights and discrimination, concluding that we must pass the VRAA - and quickly.

Access to the vote is not about politics; it's about justice and equality. The Voting Rights Amendment Act (VRAA) is the remedy that will help ensure equal access to the vote for all eligible Americans.

The Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014 protects the rights of all voters from discrimination and repairs the damage to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 inflicted by the U.S. Supreme Court.

On Monday, the Department of Justice filed suit against North Carolina’s new voter suppression law. North Carolina's law is just one of many attacks on voting rights taking place right now.

Washington, D.C.  – The League of Women Voters is pleased that the U.S.