Reforming The Electoral Count Act Does Not Address The Democracy Crisis Facing Our Nation
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | February 3, 2022 Following the defeat last month of the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act, essential voting rights […]
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Leadership Conference On Civil And Human Rights And 53 Other Groups, Including Democracy 21, Urge Congress To Remain Focused On The Fight For Voting Rights
|Press Releases |Democracy Reforms Electoral Count Act Voting Rightsby Jackie HowellReforms to the Electoral Count Act (ECA) are “needed and welcome, but they simply are not adequate to meet the current moment.” As Congress considers […]
The Destructive Impact Of Voter Suppression
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Freedom To Vote Act Voting Rightsby Jackie HowellFRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | JANUARY 27, 2022 If anyone had any doubt about the destructive impact that last week’s defeat in the Senate of […]
“The Fight Goes On.”
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Democracy Reforms Filibuster Freedom To Vote Act Voting Rightsby Jackie HowellFRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | JANUARY 20, 2022 American democracy suffered a major defeat last night. Last night, 52 Senators voted down a filibuster rules […]
Statement of D21 On The Senate Voting Down A Filibuster Rules Change That Would Have Allowed Voting Rights To Pass By Majority Vote
|Press Releases |Democracy Reforms Filibuster Freedom To Vote Act Voting Rightsby Jackie Howell“The Fight Goes On.” Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer American democracy suffered a major defeat last night. Last night, 52 Senators voted […]
Wertheimer Op-Ed On “NBC News Think”: Trump And The GOP’s Biggest Voting Rights Lies — And Why They’re Wrong
|Op Eds, Press Releases |Democracy Reforms Filibuster Voting Rightsby Jackie HowellAs the voting rights debate begins “the decision Senators make will determine whether our democracy and the right to vote will be preserved — or […]
National Pro-Democracy Coalition Calls On Senate Democrats To Hold The Floor Until The Freedom To Vote: John R. Lewis Act Is Passed
|Press Releases |Democracy Reforms Filibuster Freedom To Vote Act Voting Rightsby Jackie HowellOn Tuesday night, as the Senate continued debate on the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act, a coalition of 63 organizations and partners, including […]
Sports Legends Endorse Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act
|Press Releases |Democracy Reforms Freedom To Vote Act Voting Rightsby Jackie Howell“[W]e are united now in urging Congress to exercise its Constitutional responsibility to enact laws that set national standards for the conduct of Federal […]
D21 Urges Senate To Engage In Extended Debate On Voting Rights
|Press Releases |Democracy Reforms Filibuster Freedom To Vote Act Voting Rightsby Jackie HowellIn a letter today, Democracy 21 urged the 50 Senators who support the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act to “do whatever it […]
Decision Time On Voting Rights Has Arrived
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Democracy Reforms Filibuster Voting Rightsby Jackie HowellWERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | JANUARY 13, 2022 Last night, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced a strategy to use a little known procedure that […]
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