Voting Rights

• Seniors Tell the U.S. Senate: We Are Not Giving Up, Do What it Takes to Protect Our Voting Rights!

  January 19, 2022: Statement by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding votes in the U.S Senate on sidelining the filibuster and passing the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act: “The U.S. Senate had the power on Wednesday...Read more >

• Voto Latino, Texas Alliance for Retired Americans, Texas AFT File Lawsuit to Protect All Texans’ Right to Vote

  September 07, 2021: Austin, Texas – Voto Latino, LULAC Texas, the Texas Alliance for Retired Americans, and the Texas American Federation of Teachers today filed suit to block SB 1, Texas’s draconian voting law that is one of the most restrictive of its kind. The...Read more >

• House Passes the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act

  August 30, 2021: On Tuesday, the House passed the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 4) with a 219-to-212 vote. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL) introduced the bill earlier this month and more than 190 members signed on as co-sponsors. The bill reinstates key...Read more >

• Texas State Legislators Flee the State to Preserve Voting Rights

  July 19, 2021: Fifty-one of the 67 Democrats in Texas’ state legislature fled the state on Monday to deny the Republican-controlled body the quorum needed to pass a bill that would make it harder for seniors and minority voters to exercise their right to vote. Tw...Read more >

• Media Coverage of Florida Alliance for Retired Americans’ Lawsuit Over Voting Restrictions

  May 10, 2021: Press Releases Federal Judge Finds Florida Voting Law Unconstitutional in Case Brought by the Florida Alliance for Retired Americans and Others, March 31 Florida Alliance’s Lawsuit Against the State’s Restrictive Voting Law Goes to Court, Feb...Read more >

• Retirees to Sen. Johnson: Focus on Wisconsin’s Needs, Not Conspiracy Theories

  December 15, 2020: Statement of Gary Mitchell, President of the Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the decision of Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson to convene a hearing on Wednesday, December 16 about “...Read more >

• U.S. Supreme Court Denies Republican Effort to Make Voting More Difficult During the Pandemic

  October 28, 2020: Case Began With Complaint Brought by Retiree Organization to Protect Voting Rights for Older North Carolina Voters Statement of Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans: “This is an important, common sense vict...Read more >

• U.S. Supreme Court Again Denies Republican Effort to Block Pennsylvania’s Extended Ballot Receipt Deadline

  October 28, 2020: Provision Will Make it Easier for Older Pennsylvanians to Cast Ballots That Will Be Counted During the Pandemic WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court today rejected Republican efforts to make it more difficult to vote during the coronavirus pande...Read more >

• North Carolina Supreme Court Denies GOP Motion to Stay the North Carolina Alliance for Retired Americans’ Agreement with the State to Make Voting Easier During the Pandemic

  October 23, 2020: Statement of Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans:  “Today another court rejected the Republican Party’s effort to make it harder for North Carolina voters, especially seniors, to vote during the coronaviru...Read more >

• Retiree Organization and NFL Players Association Team Up to Encourage Older Michigan Voters to Cast Their Ballots

  October 23, 2020: New PSA Explains How to Vote by Mail During the Pandemic Detroit - The Detroit chapter of the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) Former Players and the Michigan Alliance for Retired Americans today released a new public service announcement (PSA) to ...Read more >