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WHO WE ARE:
The Democratic National Committee’s National Lawyers Council (NLC) is a nationwide coalition of Democratic volunteer lawyers and law students committed to protecting and promoting a strong democracy through advancing an accessible, open and fair election process. Consistent with Governor Dean’s vision, the NLC is engaging lawyers and law students in all 50 states to work year round in promoting and protecting our nation’s most fundamental right- the right to vote.
MISSION STATEMENT:
It is our mission to ensure that every eligible citizen is allowed to vote and know that his or her vote is counted. Building on the tremendous election protection effort of 2004, the NLC works closely with the Party at the national, state and local levels to promote voting rights and to identify and combat problems that undermine those rights. While the NLC coordinates with the Party on other issues, its foremost objective is to organize early in every state and territory to carry out the Democratic Party’s commitment to this goal.
Latest NLC News
While Bush Republicans in Washington claim to support voting rights, House Republicans this week passed a voter identification bill that threatens to disenfranchise countless minority, student, elderly, people with disabilities and low income voters. The bill is effectively a poll tax that will keep thousands of lawfully registered voters from participating in our democracy.
Democracy at Risk: The 2004 Election in Ohio http://www.democrats.org/a/2005/06/democracy_at_ri.php DNC Voting Rights Institute http://www.democrats.org/vri DC Democratic Lawyers Council http://www.dcdlc.org New York Democratic Lawyers Council http://www.nydlc.org Texas Democratic Lawyers Council http://www.txdlc.org National Democratic Law Student Council http://www.lawschooldems.org...
DNC Marks the 41st Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act
Washington, DC—Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean issued the following statement on the 41st anniversary of the historic Voting Rights Act:
Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean today announced the DNC's expanded national voter protection efforts. In addition to the establishment of a national voter protection hotline and the placement of election protection staff in 15 key states, the DNC is implementing a comprehensive series of efforts aimed at helping Americans register to vote, learn how and where to cast their ballot, and provide assistance in overcoming Republican-led efforts to suppress voter turnout for the November elections.
Today the DNC's Voting Rights Institute and National Lawyers Council are holding an Election Protection Summit. This day-long event has brought together voting rights activists, litigators, scholars, Democratic Party leaders and election administrators to dicuss comprehensive stategies to advance fair...
Governor Dean spoke to the NY Chapter of the National Democratic Lawyers Council last evening about the DNC's efforts to fight to protect the voting rights of all Americans: Voting ensures every American an opportunity to participate in our democracy....
This past weekend, from March 17-19, 2006, Democratic law students from across the country convened at Harvard Law School to kickoff a new association of Democratic law students, the National Democratic Law Students Council (NDLSC). Headlined by the DNC Chairman, Gov. Howard Dean, the convention brought together 140 students from 33 schools with a common purpose: to forge a new organization devoted to promoting the work that law school Democrats and Democratic groups do on campus while connecting them with the voter protection and other efforts of Democratic lawyers.
