voting rights act - SEIU Local 721

Voting Rights Act Turns 50; More Work To Be Done

August 3, 2015

President Lyndon B. Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Rosa Parks at the signing of the Voting Rights Act on August 6, 1965. SEIU 721 is proud to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act. The Voting Read More...

The Voting Rights Act and City Council Elections

March 31, 2014

Currently, several large cities in California are facing political and legal challenges to the way they conduct city council elections. These cities have "at-large" elections meaning that voters cast ballots for the whole city, not by individual districts. Many believe "at-large" voting Read More...