South Carolina activists, Jesse Jackson, say Voting Rights Act must be protected

However, the decision was not an outright victory for supporters of the Voting Rights Act, as the court sent the law back to a lower court to be amended.

US civil rights groups have been against voter ID laws, which require voters to present an official ID in order to vote. The NASS Voter Participation Committee is devoted to identifying state strategies for increasing or enhancing practices on voter education and outreach, as well as serving as a clearinghouse for information on voter participation and civics outreach programs. This would include a driver’s license, a personal identification card, a concealed-carry permit, a U.S. passport, a military ID card or a U.S. citizenship certificate.

Michaux said “history is repeating itself” with the current voter ID law.

Top Texas Republicans said the voter ID law is a popular and important protection for elections, and Attorney General Ken Paxton said Wednesday he would keep enforcing it.

Obama also noted, however, that African Americans and others should exercise their voting rights in larger numbers.

In celebration of that anniversary, Louisville’s NAACP branch on Thursday announced plans to push for new federal voting rights legislation and launch a voter drive ahead of this year’s statewide election.

And it’s why we remain committed to using every tool at our disposal and every fiber of our being to protect this fundamental right, as we did in Texas when a federal court struck down one of the most pernicious anti-voting laws in the country.

Gloria Sweet-Love, president of the NAACP Tennessee State Conference, said the Voting Rights Act impacted people of color more than any other civil rights law, but the struggle for justice still lies ahead.

There’s still a need for a robust Voting Rights Act.

President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a law 50 years ago today that transformed American democracy. “This law will ensure them the right to vote”.

However, Reed said even the government and Supreme Court had always tried to disenfranchise the black community in the past, bringing up the decision in the Dred Scott v. Sanford case in 1857, which ruled that black people, regardless of freedom, could not be American citizens.

Obama declared a national voter registration day on September 22, calling for a sweeping effort to get everyone registered.