Articles written by Karen Kiessling

Karen Kiessling|Sep 11, 2014

Today the right to vote is in danger across the country. That is because the Voting Rights Act can no longer protect Americans from discrimination at the ballot box. However, our representative in Congress, Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers, when she was asked about it at multiple town halls in her district, would not fully support protecting the right to vote. The Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965 to stop state and local governments from passing laws or policies that deny American citizens the equal right to vote based on their race.... Full story