[January 17, 2022] Celebrations of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. happened across the country. In honoring Dr. King on this National Day of Action, LWV joined the King family and civil rights organizations in an all-out push on Senators to take up HR 5746, the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act.
Although the National Day of Action has passed, we can still call and push our Senators to do all they can to protect our right to vote. In the spirit of Dr. King and generations of LWV women who successfully fought (and continue to fight for the right to vote), let’s show them otherwise.
Dr. King’s family – along with faith leaders, civil rights leaders, and voting rights advocates across the country – have called on us to demand passage of voting rights legislation and access to the ballot box this year on Martin Luther King day.