ACTION ALERT: House Vote Scheduled for DC Voting Rights

 

The 111th Congress is poised for critical action on DC Voting Rights.  Last week, the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009 cleared the Senate, and this week  the House is set to vote on the legislation!  Congressional leaders have scheduled the crucial votes for Thursday, March 5. 
 
Now is the time to urge your Representative to support DC voting rights and OPPOSE ALL AMENDMENTS!
 
Voters in our nation's capital are not afforded the same rights as voters in the rest of the country. Citizens of the District of Columbia pay U.S. taxes, fight and die for the U.S. during wartime, and are governed by the laws that Congress passes. And yet they have no voting representation in Congress.
 
This bill will right this wrong. The legislation provides voting representation in the House for DC citizens by increasing the size of the House by two seats -- one for DC and the other for the state of Utah, which is entitled to the next seat by size of population. This balanced approach provides voting rights for District citizens without upsetting the partisan balance of the House. The legislation does not affect the composition of the Senate.
 
We are poised to make history.  Take action today!

 

TAKE ACTION
 
1. Contact your Representative now, by phone or by email, and urge him or her to support the DC House Voting Rights Act and oppose all amendments. Tell your Representative that the democracy Americans have fought for around the globe must be brought to our nation's capital.
 
Click here to enter your zip code and send an instant message to your Representative now!  Phone calls are helpful as well, and can be made through the Capitol Hill switchboard at 202-224-3121 or 202-225-3121.
 
2. Send this alert to other concerned citizens - your grassroots network, your friends and coworkers. Encourage them to contact their Representative today!
 
BACKGROUND
 
Learn more about what the League has done to support DC voting rights.
 
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For additional information, please contact LWVUS Grassroots Lobbyist Christina Vamvas at lobbying@lwv.org.
 
Action Alert #111-5, House, GLC, 03/03/09