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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)