Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) submitted testimony in the Connecticut General Assembly’s Government Administration and Elections Committee in support of the Connecticut Voting Rights Act (S.B. 820). If the Connecticut Voting Rights Act (CTVRA) becomes law, Connecticut will become a national leader in protecting the right to vote for communities of color and other voters. The CTVRA presents an important opportunity for Connecticut to build on the success of state VRAs in California, Washington, and Oregon, and emulate current efforts in New York and Virginia, by establishing comprehensive state-level protections against racial discrimination in voting.
Read our full testimony here.
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Founded in 1940, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) is the nation’s first civil and human rights law organization. LDF has been completely separate from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) since 1957—although LDF was originally founded by the NAACP and shares its commitment to equal rights. LDF’s Thurgood Marshall Institute is a multi-disciplinary and collaborative hub within LDF that launches targeted campaigns and undertakes innovative research to shape the civil rights narrative. In media attributions, please refer to us as the NAACP Legal Defense Fund or LDF. Follow LDF on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.