VotingRightsAlaska.org
An educational site brought to you by the League of Women Voters of Alaska
Issues in Focus Today
Statewide Candidate Questionnaire Responses – Hear from the Alaska candidates for public office
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. –Section 1 of the Equal Rights Amendment
Why has it taken so long for our country to recognize that Equal Rights for women should be called out in the Constitution? Why is this a controversial issue?
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The Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA)
Are you wondering why all of a sudden the news is talking about polling stations being closed, voter rolls being purged, and long lines at polling sites? Don’t we have a Voter Rights law which prevents states from arbitrarily restricting voting? Well, yes and no. The Supreme Court struck down part of that law. And now, Congress needs to fix it.
On December 6, 2019, by a bi-partisan vote, the US House of Representatives passed H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act. It will only become law if the US Senate passes the VRAA and restores free and fair elections that build the representative democracy America deserves.
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What can you do?
