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ACLU Letter to Committee on House Administration Leadership on the Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2007 (04/01/2008)

ACLU Testimony for Senate Rules and Administration Committee on Disfranchisement Resulting From Myths About In-Person Voter Fraud (03/11/2008)
On behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and its hundreds of thousands of members, activists, and fifty-three affiliates nationwide, we commend the Committee for examining how the myth of in-person voter fraud is being used to disfranchise American citizens. We wish to submit this letter as written testimony for the Committee hearing record on March 12, 2008.

ACLU Letter Applauding H.R. 281, The Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2007 (02/28/2008)
On behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), over half a million members and activists, and fifty-three affiliates nationwide, we are writing to express our support for your bill, H.R. 281, the “Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2007.” H.R. 281 would ensure that all Americans have an equal opportunity to vote by mail in federal elections for any reason. This bill would give all voters the choice of voting by mail by eliminating the unnecessary, burdensome, and often intrusive requirements that some states impose on voters requesting absentee ballots.

ACLU Testimony for Voter Suppression and Intimidation Hearing (02/26/2008)
Mr. Chairman and members of the subcommittee, I want to thank you for providing me an opportunity to submit this statement on denial and suppression of the American Indian vote. The examples discussed below are taken mainly from litigation brought by the ACLU Voting Rights Project in Indian Country. Techniques for vote denial and suppression have included the maintenance and manipulation of discriminatory election procedures, the refusal to provide access to registration and voting, the adoption of discriminatory ID requirements for voting, and unwarranted allegations of voter fraud.

ACLU Presses House Committee to Tackle Nationwide Voter Suppression (02/26/2008)
Washington, DC – Voting rights experts testified today before the House Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in a hearing to examine voter suppression in America. The Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, which is tasked with enforcing civil rights and voting rights law, has come under fire since the start of the Bush administration for politicization, resulting in departures of longtime career staff and abuse of its enforcement authority to block access to the polls. Laughlin McDonald, director of the American Civil Liberties Union Voting Rights Project, submitted written testimony illuminating disenfranchisement among American Indian voters.

Testimony before House Oversight Committee by Laughlin McDonald, Director of ACLU Voting Rights Project (10/30/2007)

Letter urging rigorous confirmation hearing for Hans von Spakovsky's FEC nomination (06/13/2007)

ACLU Letter Opposing McConnell Voter ID Amendment to Immigration Bill (06/04/2007)
The ACLU urges senators to vote against Mitch McConnell's amendment to the Senate immigration bill that would require voters to produce a government-issued ID to vote in federal elections.

Letter Opposing Senator Mitch McConnell's Photo ID for Voting Amendment to the Immigration Bill (05/25/2007)
Dear Senator: Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has proposed Amendment No. 1170 to S. 1348, which may be voted on by the full Senate after recess. On behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and its hundreds of thousands of members, activists, and fifty-three affiliates nationwide, we write to urge you to oppose this amendment. Amendment 1170 would require voters to present a government-issued photo ID in order to vote in federal elections. This requirement imposes an unnecessary and undue burden on the exercise of the fundamental right to vote for millions of Americans who are eligible, registered, and qualified to vote.

ACLU Letter to the House of Representatives Urging Opposition to Federal Election Integrity Act of 2006 (HR 4844) (09/19/2006)

ACLU Letter to Congressmen Sensenbrenner, Chabot, Conyers and Watt Clarify Recent Misrepresentations of the ACLU’s Voting Rights Litigation Record By Representative Westmoreland (07/11/2006)

ACLU Letter to the House of Representative Regarding the Impending Floor Vote on Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006 (H.R. 9) (06/20/2006)

ACLU Letter to the House of Representatives Urging Support of H.R. 9, The Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006 (05/12/2006)

Testimony of Laughlin McDonald, Director of the ACLU Voting Rights Project, Before the Senate Judiciary Committee (05/09/2006)

ACLU Letter to the House Judiciary Committee Urging Support of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006 (HR 9) (05/08/2006)

Statement of ACLU President Nadine Strossen Submitted to the Subcommittee on the Constitution Regarding the Voting Rights Act (03/08/2006)
Statement of Nadine Strossen President, American Civil Liberties Union Before the Subcommittee on the Constitution Committee on the Judiciary United States House of Representatives Concerning the The Voting Rights Act: Evidence of Continued Need March 8, 2006

Promises to Keep: The Impact of the Voting Rights Act in 2006 (03/07/2006)
Promises to Keep: The Impact of the Voting Rights Act in 2006 details the practical effects of the Voting Rights Act and discusses the impact of the law in eliminating discrimination and granting access to the ballot box for minorities.

The Case for Extending and Amending the Voting Rights Act (03/06/2006)
New ACLU report outlining the continued need for the Voting Rights Act documents 293 ACLU cases brought in 31 states to protect the right to vote and challenge discrimination in voting.

Testimony of Laughlin McDonald, Director of the ACLU's Voting Rights Project, Before the House Judiciary Subcommittee (10/25/2005)

Letter to the Senate in Opposition to Anti-Democracy Riders to the DC Appropriations Bill (10/25/2001)