Voting Rights

• 4th Circuit Court of Appeals Rejects Republican Efforts to Overturn Key Portion of North Carolina Alliance for Retired Americans’ Agreement with the State to Make Voting Easier During the Pandemic

  October 20, 2020: Statement of Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans: “This is an important, common sense victory for voters and voting rights. The state court, the U.S. District Court and now the Fourth Circuit in a 12-3 decisi...Read more >

• Retiree Organization and NFL Players Association Team Up to Educate Older Pennsylvania Voters About Voting in 2020

  October 20, 2020: New PSA Encourages Older Voters to Vote by Mail During the Pandemic Pittsburgh - The Pittsburgh chapter of the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) Former Players and the Pennsylvania Alliance for Retired Americans today released a public service annou...Read more >

• U.S. Supreme Court Denies Republican Effort to Block Measures to Make it Easier for Older Pennsylvanians to Vote During the Pandemic

  October 19, 2020: WASHINGTON – In a significant development in the fight to protect the civil rights of millions of older Pennsylvania voters, the U.S. Supreme Court today rejected Republican efforts to make it more difficult to vote during the coronavirus pandemic....Read more >

• Federal Judge Rejects Republican Efforts to Overturn Key Portions of North Carolina Alliance for Retired Americans’ Agreement with the State to Make Voting Easier During the Pandemic

  October 14, 2020: Statement of Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans: “This is an important victory for voters and voting rights. Judge William Osteen’s decision means that thousands of older North Carolina voters will be able...Read more >

• Case to Provide Wisconsin Voters with Fail-Safe for Absentee Voting Reaches US Supreme Court

  October 13, 2020: WASHINGTON — Seeking to protect the health of Wisconsin voters put at risk by the COVID-19 pandemic, an application was filed today in the U.S. Supreme Court that would restore the back-up option for voters who do not receive their absentee ballots...Read more >

• Minnesota Federal District Court Denies the Preliminary Injunction Sought By Trump Electors in Voting Rights Case

  October 12, 2020: Statement of Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans: “This is an important common sense voting rights victory. Thousands of older Minnesota voters can protect their health and cast a ballot that will be count...Read more >

• Pennsylvania District Court Dismisses Trump Campaign Challenge to Use of Ballot Drop Boxes

  October 10, 2020: Rules Trump Campaign Unable to Produce Any Evidence of Voter Fraud PITTSBURGH – In a significant development in the fight to protect the civil rights of millions of older Pennsylvania voters, Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan of the U.S. District Court f...Read more >

• Federal District Court Orders Texas to Provide More Ballot Return Locations

  October 09, 2020: Siding with Retirees and Voting Advocates, Court Agrees that Governor Abbott’s Proclamation Created an Undue Burden to Voting AUSTIN – In a significant development in the fight to remove burdensome requirements for voting, Judge Robert Pitman of...Read more >

• Texas Alliance for Retired Americans Sues State of Texas

  October 03, 2020: Says Abbott Proclamation Limiting Ballot Return Locations Creates Undue Burden to Voting AUSTIN – The Texas Alliance for Retired Americans filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Texas last night challenging Governor ...Read more >

• Alliance for Retired Americans Will File Emergency Appeal in Voting Rights Lawsuit to the Maine State Supreme Court

  September 30, 2020: Statement of Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans: “We are disappointed that the Court did not waive the provisions of Maine’s voting laws that are particularly burdensome for older people who are trying to ...Read more >