Posts Tagged ‘voting rights’
Voting Rights Advocates Launch Campaign to Secure & Expand Access to Voting for Delawareans
The ACLU of Delaware and other voting rights advocates have launched a campaign to secure and expand access to voting for Delawareans. This campaign will elevate the positions of candidates on critical democracy issues and utilize community organizing, lobbying and legal advocacy to ensure voters can cast their ballots without encountering barriers. Additional information from…
Read MoreVoting Rights Advocates to Announce Long Term Constitutional Amendment Campaign
Voting rights advocates will hold a press conference Tuesday afternoon to discuss the need for a voting rights campaign. The ACLU and other groups plan to focus on expanding access to voting for Delawareans. This is a Zoom webinar and will begin at 1pm. It will be recorded and live-streamed on Facebook. Speakers include:
Read MoreHouse Majority Leadership Files Amendment to Add Protections for Early Voting to Senate Bill 3
Building on earlier efforts to expand voting rights, lawmakers in Delaware filed an amendment to Senate Bill 3 today ahead of the bill’s consideration in the House chamber. The amendment would add additional protections for early voting to Delaware’s constitution–specifically by requiring the state to offer in person early voting for 10 days before a general, primary…
Read MoreVoting Rights Coalition Forms In Del.
Delaware now has what’s billed as the state’s first statewide coalition focused strictly on expanding access to voting. The Delaware Voting Rights Coalition plans to work for passage of a bill that would implement permanent, no-excuse absentee voting, allowing Delawareans to vote by mail. House Bill 75 is a constitutional amendment requiring passage in two…
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