Content Categorized with "Right to Vote Amendment"
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Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) Introduces RTV Amendment
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Rhode Island Voters Grant Right to Vote to Formerly Incarcerated Citizens
- Posted: November 10, 2006
- Categories: Right to Vote Amendment, Felon Disenfranchisement, FairVote
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Municipal Right to Vote Action Plan
- Posted: May 4, 2006
- Author(s): Usman Ahmed
- Categories: Research & Analysis, Right to Vote Amendment, Felon Disenfranchisement, FairVote, All Reports
Because Americans treasure the right to vote, they often are surprised by a shocking fact: the Constitution does not affirm the right to vote. As a result, there are virtually no federal election administration standards, and there is mass disenfranchisement at each election. Yet the history of voting rights in America since 1787 is one of general, if irregular, progress toward universal franchise. The Municipal Right to Vote Initiative seeks substantive reform at the local level while detailing a plan to take America's voting rights to their logical conclusion: an affirmative, federally protected right to vote.
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The Right to Vote
- Posted: February 6, 2006
- Author(s): Jesse Jackson, Jr.
- Publication: The Nation
- Categories: Right to Vote Amendment, FairVote
Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. argues for a constitutional amendment protecting the right to vote. -
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. to speak in Bethlehem, PA and Boston, MA
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Guarantee the Right to Vote
- Posted: December 8, 2004
- Author(s): John Nichols
- Publication: The Nation
- Categories: Right to Vote Amendment, FairVote