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Rhode Island Clears Path to Restoring Felon Voting Rights (06/29/2005)
PROVIDENCE, RI -- In response to a strong lobbying effort by a coalition of civil rights organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union, the Rhode Island legislature today approved legislation paving the way for a Constitutional amendment to restore voting rights to probationers and parolees.

Indiana Civil Liberties Union and Broad Coalition Challenge State's New Voting Rights Rules (04/28/2005)
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana Civil Liberties Union, acting on behalf of a broad coalition including state representatives and advocacy groups, today filed a challenge to a new state law with the most restrictive voting requirements in the nation, including a mandate that government-issued photo identification must be presented in order for most Hoosier citizens to cast their ballots.

ACLU Joins National Call for the Renewal of the Voting Rights Act; Stands with Civil Rights, Women's Rights and Labor Organizations (03/21/2005)
WASHINGTON -- If portions of the Voting Rights Act are not renewed, hard-won voting rights protections will vanish, leaving millions of Americans vulnerable and unable to participate equally in elections, the American Civil Liberties Union said today with leaders from civil rights, women's rights and labor organizations.

Remembering Bloody Sunday: Anniversary is Reminder of Importance of Voting Rights Act (03/06/2005)
Forty years ago today, television viewers saw 500 peaceful demonstrators in Selma, Ala., teargassed and beaten with billy clubs by police. The marchers were protesting the murder of a young unarmed black man and the continued disenfranchisement of blacks in the South. The brutal, unprovoked attack of them sparked national outrage, and was a catalyst of the civil rights movement.

Voting Rights Act (03/04/2005)

Voting Rights Act: What Expires and What Does Not (03/04/2005)

ACLU Charges South Dakota County Blocking Native Americans from Holding Public Office (01/27/2005)
CHARLES MIX COUNTY, SD--The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a federal lawsuit charging the Charles Mix County Commission with violating Native American voting rights by using election districts that are unequal in population and divide the Native American community.

ACLU of Florida Says Governor's Proposals to Reform Clemency Process for Former Felons Fall Short (11/24/2004)
MIAMI - Governor Jeb Bush's recent statement supporting changes in the clemency process for former felons falls short of seriously addressing problems with the state's arbitrary rights restoration procedures, the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida said today.