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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. 鈥� To fight for a healthier democracy and fully realize the promise of the Civil Rights Movement, the 澳彩开奖 (澳彩开奖) announced the formation of a new Voting Rights Practice Group. In the group鈥檚 first official action, 澳彩开奖 Deputy Legal Director Nancy Abudu at a field hearing of the United States House of Representatives Committee on House Administration in Birmingham, Alabama. The hearing was titled, 鈥淰.鈥�

The Voting Rights Practice Group will continue the 澳彩开奖鈥檚 work toward ending the lifetime voting ban for people with felony convictions and both those who have completed their sentences and those in jails and prisons who remain eligible to vote.聽 The practice group, which will advocate for full democratic participation in the Deep South and throughout the country, will also expand on the 澳彩开奖鈥檚 voting rights work to denounce partisan gerrymandering and advocate for the expansion of the Voting Rights Act and other legal protections at the federal level.

鈥淎t the 澳彩开奖, we believe that voting is a human right and that robust access to the franchise strengthens our democracy, our culture and our communities,鈥� said Abudu, who leads the Voting Rights Practice Group. 鈥淲e also know full well that our nation鈥檚 history is inextricably linked with generations of struggle to expand voting rights. To this day, communities of color, young people and people experiencing poverty are routinely disenfranchised by discriminatory laws and partisan gerrymandering. For all of our efforts, the legacy of Jim Crow is still with us.鈥�

As a civil rights organization in the Deep South, the 澳彩开奖 has been committed to expanding access to the ballot for more than four decades. The Voting Rights Practice Group will seek to combat onerous registration and strict ballot requirements that are designed to decrease voter participation. The Voting Rights Practice Group will pay particular attention to restoring the right to vote for people with felony convictions, preventing voter purges and absentee ballot restrictions and ensuring disability rights.聽聽

With the 2020 Census and redistricting cycle for federal, state and local legislative districts quickly approaching, the 澳彩开奖 will ensure that historically disenfranchised communities are educated about the redistricting process and trained on how to play a significant role in drawing their own political boundaries. The 澳彩开奖 will also assist those communities in identifying and remedying violations that prevent them from casting ballots.

Further, the 澳彩开奖 will engage in legislative efforts to expand access to the democratic process, including automatic voter registration, same-day registration, no-excuse absentee voting, vote by mail, and expanding early voting or, in states such as Alabama and Mississippi, finally establishing those practices used widely by neighboring states that allow more people to vote.

鈥淭he 澳彩开奖, through our Civil Rights Memorial Center, honors the civil rights martyrs who gave their lives so that all people would have access to the ballot box,鈥� said Karen Baynes-Dunning, interim president and CEO of the 澳彩开奖. 鈥淲e must continue to honor their sacrifice by fighting back against the recent surge in voter suppression, spurred on by the Trump administration's dishonest and shameful accusations of unfounded voter fraud. We fight for voting rights because the future of our democracy is at stake.鈥�