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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 Supporting H.R. 1281, the Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2007 (05/09/2007)

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.