Gov Andrew Cuomo— demands on him to push for Voting Rights Bill
Civil Rights and Faith Leaders, Elected Officials and Voting Rights Groups Demand That New York Governor and State Legislature Pass Voting Rights Bill
A broad coalition of voting rights advocates is launching a campaign to promote federal and state voting rights protections for people of color and working families across New York.
With the 2013 repeal of Section 5 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, a number of states have begun instituting restrictions to voting rights which amount to voter suppression. On the eve of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, our coalition is calling on New York State to lead the way in restoring voting rights protections for increasingly vulnerable communities of color.
WHO:
Public Advocate Letitia James
Bertha Lewis, Black Leadership Action Coalition
Congressman Hakeem Jeffries
Assemblyman Nick Perry, NY State Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus
Assemblywoman Latrice Walker
Councilman Andy King, NY City, Black, Latino and Asian Caucus
Donna Lieberman, NY Civil Liberties Union
Hazel Dukes, President NY State Conference NAACP
WHAT: Voting Rights Press Conference and Leadership Summit
WHEN: 2 pm (press conference); 2:30pm- 5pm (VR Leadership Summit), Friday, January 15, 2016
WHERE: 1199SEIU Headquarters, 330 West 42nd Street (8th & 9th Ave.)
