Key provisions of the Voting Rights Act expire next year

[garybeck]

from the NY Democratic Lawyers Council:
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Congress enacted the Voting Rights Act in 1965 to enforce the constitutional guarantee that, throughout the nation, no person shall be denied the right to vote on account of race or color.



Key provisions of the Voting Rights Act expire next year if Congress does not act.

This is one of the most important issues facing Congress this year.




PLEASE JOIN US



Monday, May 1st, 2006 at 7 pm



NEW YORK DEMOCRATIC LAWYERS COUNCIL


-PRESENTS AN ESTEEMED PANEL-



The Fight For Your Vote

An Inside Look at the Battle to Save

The Voting Rights Act of 1965





David J. Becker,

Former Voting Rights Attorney US Department of Justice,




Juan Cartegena

General Counsel, Community Service Society




Tanya Clay

Director of Public Policy, People for the American Way




Barbara Patton

Professor, Hofstra University School of Law




Jeff Wice

Special Counsel, NY State Senate Democratic Leader David Paterson




Join Us at the law firm of LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae

125 West 55th Street (btw. 6th and 7th Aves), New York, NY




This Event is Free and Open to the General Public.

To facilitate security, please RSVP to Sara Rakita at [e-mail].



The New York Democratic Lawyers Council (NYDLC) is an organization of lawyers and others committed to ensuring that all Americans have the right to vote, that their votes are counted, and that all votingsystems are open and reliable. For more information, please visit our website at www.nyvotingrightscoalition.com.

[Dinger]

1. K & R! (nt)

[Land Shark]

2. sounds good would love to be in NY on May 1

[garybeck]

7. I think that would be a good meeting for you to go to!!!!!

I wish we could all send you there.

[garybeck]

8. How about John Wells? isn't he closer?

I think it is essential that some lawyer(s) who really understand the e-voting problem go to this meeting.

[nicknameless]

3. K&R

[Anita Garcia]

4. Section 5

The devil is in the details.
They will tell us that they agree with re-authorization.
But, the devil is in the details.
We will need to watch HOW they reauthorize!
kick

[Wilms]

5. K&R n/t

[bobbieinok]

6. weren't there years when 'experts' ridiculed black fears about this

act expiring???? saying that the gains made would never be lost????