by MCDC | Mar 28, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Civil Rights, Discrimination, News, Virginia, Voter Rights
On March 21, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Wittman v. Personhuballah about whether Virginia’s 3rd Congressional District, as drawn by the Republican-controlled legislature in 2012, was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. The disputed map was...
by MCDC | Mar 18, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Action Alerts, News, Video, Voter Rights
North Carolina’s controversial voter identification law was used for the first time in the March 1 primary, and registered voters are experiencing the consequences of the voter suppression measure. About 218,000 North Carolinians, roughly five percent of registered...
by MCDC | Sep 3, 2015 | 2015 General Election, 2016 General Election, 2017 General Election, Action Alerts, Civil Rights, History, Madison County, Racism, Video, Voter Rights
Please join the Madison County Democratic Committee at our next regular meeting, Saturday, September 12, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. at the George James Community Center, located at 1215 George James Loop, Radiant, VA 22732. We’ll have a brief business meeting, followed...
by MCDC | Aug 12, 2015 | 2016 General Election, Action Alerts, Civil Rights, Discrimination, Equal Rights, History, News, Racism, Voter Rights
Fifty years ago, the Voting Rights Act outlawed literacy tests and other measures that had prevented African-Americans from voting. After its passage, Congress amended the act four times to increase its scope. But in 2013, a Supreme Court decision blocked the...
by MCDC | Jul 7, 2015 | 2015 General Election, 2016 General Election, 2017 General Election, Action Alerts, Civil Rights, Virginia, Voter Rights
Download report This is the least understood and least reported big issue in Virginia. Our state government is an all-powerful disaster zone. The normal checks and balances on a state legislature are: 1. Federal government. 2. State judiciary. 3. Local government....
