by MCDC | Apr 8, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Events, History, Madison County, Virginia
The Madison County Democratic Committee Cordially invites you to join us for our 10th annual Founders Dinner Opening remarks by Jane Dittmar Democratic Candidate for U.S. Congress Keynote address by Dorothy L. Holcomb Director, Moton Museum Council Educated in spite...
by MCDC | Apr 6, 2016 | 2016 General Election, News
via Alternet When the Associated Press declared Cruz, not Trump, the winner in Wisconsin, the thin-skinned candidate snapped and sent out a press release that reads like the tantrum of a 12-year-old, as the real-estate magnate turned reality-TV star hasn’t faced an...
by MCDC | Apr 5, 2016 | 2016 General Election, News, Voter Rights
Who’s to blame for the long lines at polling places in Maricopa County? “The voters for getting in line, maybe us for not having enough polling places…” – Helen Purcell, Maricopa County Recorder The Department of Justice (DOJ) has...
by MCDC | Apr 5, 2016 | News, Voter Rights
The Supreme Court unanimously defended voting rights in a decision today that upheld the principle of one person, one vote by ruling against an effort to use to total voters instead of total population to draw up legislative districts. The case was brought by Texas...
by MCDC | Apr 4, 2016 | Discrimination, Immigration Reform, Issues, News, Virginia
Both bills were stripped down during the legislative process. In his veto message McAuliffe said they were “stoking irrational fears” and that debate on the bills was “intended to communicate a sense that non-citizens are to be feared and should be...
by MCDC | Mar 31, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Civil Rights, News, Voter Rights
21 States, including Virginia, have new voting restrictions since the 2010 election. None of them are intended to make voting any easier. View this document on...