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• Federal Judge Finds Florida Voting Law Unconstitutional in Case Brought by the Florida Alliance for Retired Americans and Others

  March 31, 2022: A federal judge today struck down Florida’s restrictive voting law, known as S.B. 90, which was passed in 2021, finding it racially discriminatory. “Older Floridians take voting seriously and we are grateful that the Court Read More >

• President Biden Addresses Retirees’ Needs at State of the Union: Lower Prescription Drug Prices, Voting Rights, Safer Nursing Homes

  March 02, 2022: The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, following President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address Tuesday: “President Biden had seniors’ interests a Read More >

• 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 th 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 Read More >

• Texas Retirees Stand Against Voter Suppression Legislation

  April 01, 2021: Seniors Demand that state legislators vote against the bills AUSTIN – The Texas Alliance for Retired Americans, with 146,000 members statewide, is demanding that state legislators oppose bills such as SB 7 and HB 6, which will 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 importan 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 t Read More >

• Retiree Organization Endorses Steve Bullock for U.S. Senate, Mike Cooney for Montana Governor

  October 28, 2020: Helena, MT - Members of the Alliance for Retired Americans proudly announced their endorsement of Steve Bullock for election to the U.S. Senate from Montana and Mike Cooney for Governor today. The Montana Alliance for Retired Amer 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 d 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 an Read More >