NAACP Legal Defense Fund: Nation's Oldest Civil Rights Legal Organization Says Federal Legislation to Protect Voters is Urgently Needed
March 01, 2024
March 01, 2024
NEW YORK, March 1 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following statement on Feb. 29, 2024:
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Today, Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Richard Durbin and Senator Raphael Warnock reintroduced the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA) in the United States Senate. The legislation will protect voters from discrimination and strengthen democracy for all Americans. Similar legislation was reintroduced in the U.S. House in September 2023. . . .
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Today, Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Richard Durbin and Senator Raphael Warnock reintroduced the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA) in the United States Senate. The legislation will protect voters from discrimination and strengthen democracy for all Americans. Similar legislation was reintroduced in the U.S. House in September 2023. . . .