by MCDC | Aug 22, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Civil Rights, Issues, News, Virginia, Voter Rights
Gov. Terry McAuliffe will announce today that he has restored the rights of more than 13,000 felons on a case-by-case basis, two sources said. During a noon ceremony at the Virginia Civil Rights Memorial on Capitol Square, the governor also is expected to detail his...
by MCDC | Aug 5, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Civil Rights, Discrimination, News, Voter Rights
Congress has refused to do anything to restore the law’s protections, so litigation has remained the only real recourse for advocates trying to stop these voter suppression tactics more and more state legislatures have been adopting. In Virginia, a three-judge federal...
by MCDC | Jul 22, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Citizens United, Civil Rights, Climate Change, Economy, Education, Employment, Energy, Environment, Equal Rights, Ethics, Events, Gun Reform, Health Care, Immigration Reform, Income Inequality, Issues, Minimum Wage, News, Racism, Social Security, Voter Rights
In 2016, Democrats meet in Philadelphia with the same basic belief that animated the Continental Congress when they gathered here 240 years ago: Out of many, we are one. Under President Obama’s leadership, and thanks to the hard work and determination of the American...
by MCDC | Jun 22, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Action Alerts, Civil Rights, Discrimination, Equal Rights, Voter Rights
Three years ago this week — on June 25, 2013 — the U.S. Supreme Court in its Shelby County v. Holder decision gutted the Voting Rights Act (VRA), a civil rights law signed by President Lyndon Johnson in 1965 to ban racial discrimination in voting. Within minutes of...
by MCDC | Jun 7, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Action Alerts, Employment, Income Inequality, Issues, Madison County, Minimum Wage, Voter Rights
The Madison County Democratic Committee is pleased to announce an Afternoon of Advocacy, focusing on two key matters of concern for Virginia voters. To be held on June 12 at 4:00 PM at the Madison County Chamber of Commerce, the program will feature special guests...
by MCDC | May 23, 2016 | 2016 General Election, News, Virginia, Voter Rights
THE HILL The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a Republican challenge to redistricting in Virginia, leaving in place a map that could prove more favorable to Democrats. The court unanimously held that Reps. Rob Wittman and other Republicans from Virginia, including...
