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Advocates of voting rights legislation claim that Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 (the District Clause), which grants Congress "exclusive" legislative authority over the District, allows the Congress to pass legislation that would grant D.C. voting representation in the Congress. [16] The Twenty-third Amendment says the District is entitled to:
The Advancement Project National Office is known for its opposition to voter ID laws [6] [7] and advocates for automatic voting rights restoration for all felons. [8] [9] This includes working with Voice of the Experienced (VOTE), a Louisiana non-profit organization in 2017. [10]
Thousands of people marched in DC Civil rights leaders joined by about 70 D.C. statehood activists at Freedom Plaza in Northwest to insist making the District the 51st state is a priority for the national voting rights movement. [12]
A July 22, 2021 letter to President Biden calling for support of voting rights and DC statehood prepared by the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights was signed by 150 organizations including the Children's Defense Fund, Common Cause, the National Association of Social Workers, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the National ...
U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, has an issue with a recent law change for voting in local Washington, D.C. elections. His statement is "mostly true."
The organization has also pushed back on efforts to impinge the right to vote. [77] In 2022, the group filed a lawsuit against individuals and organizations conspiring to intimidate Arizona voters who were using drop boxes to deliver their ballots in the 2022 election.
May 23—WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed Congressman August Pfluger's legislation by a bipartisan vote of 262-143 to block noncitizens from voting in ...
The firm offers particular prowess in voting rights and redistricting litigation and is well placed to assist Democratic campaigns and institutions, as well as nonprofit organizations." In 2022, POLITICO reported [4] that Elias Law Group represented 950 clients, including more than 150 Democratic House and Senate campaigns and Members of Congress.