LATEST IN VOTING
Learn about pending legislation that impacts voters with disabilities, and find out what NDRN is doing to ensure we can fully participate in the political process.
Recovery Advocates Urge Congress to Oppose SAVE America Act and Protect Voting Rights
In this letter, mental health and substance use recovery advocates, along with disability rights organizations, are urging Congress to reject the SAVE America Act. Instead, they advocate for protecting and expanding access to the vote for people with disabilities. They stress that voting is a basic right and that access to voting is a disability rights issue.
NCAV Strongly Opposes SAVE Act
The National Coalition on Accessible Voting (NCAV) released a letter opposing theSafeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act and similar legislative efforts to suppress the vote of marginalized communities.
Disability Community Memo to CNN regarding Upcoming Presidential Debate
NDRN joins over 90 national, state, and local disability organizations calling on CNN to make the June 2024 Presidential Debate accessible for people with disabilities and to include questions on issues relevant to the community.
Including voter registration information in federal healthcare applications
17 health and civic engagement organizations responded to a Health and Human Services Department notice seeking comments on the inclusion of the inclusion of information about registering to vote.
NDRN Joins Civil Rights Organizations in Commenting upon the Inclusion of Voter Registration Information in Federal Healthcare Applications
33 civil rights organizations responded to a Health and Human Services Department notice seeking comments on the inclusion of information about registering to vote on the federal Marketplace application.
The National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) applauds the introduction of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
The National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) commends Senator Rev. Raphael Warnock for his championship and introduction of S.4, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and urges Congress to quickly enact this crucial piece of legislation.
