'No Vote, No Voice,' Says Newly Formed Voting Rights Caucus

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Source: Roll Call

Ahead of what's likely to be the first presidential election since 1965 without the Voting Rights Act in full effect, 50 members of Congress have joined to form the Voting Rights Caucus.

The caucus will work to educate the public about voting restrictions enacted since the Supreme Court struck down a key section of the Voting Rights Act in 2013.

"The caucus is long overdue," said Congressional Black Caucus Chairman G.K. Butterfield of North Carolina, speaking at a press conference outside the House of Representatives Tuesday to launch the caucus.

Seventeen states will have voting rights restrictions in effect for the first time in a presidential election since the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965, according to the Brennan Center for Justice .

Read more: http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/voting-rights-caucus-act-1965-election-restrictions-supreme-court-voter-id-law

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1. Awareness.

Keep it in the public's eyes and ears, that voting is their civic duty. In a few election cycles, especially with a Drumpf win, the GOP could decide to abolish that right.