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D.C. Wire Archive: Voting Rights

Norton: Lieberman's exit a loss for the District

At least one Democrat is sorry to hear Sen. Joe Lieberman is retiring -- D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton.

By Ben Pershing  | January 19, 2011; 4:33 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (11)
Categories:  Ben Pershing, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Voting Rights  
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Norton offers trio of D.C. voting rights bills

Facing an uphill battle against a new Republican majority, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) has recommenced her effort to win congressional voting rights for the district, offering a trio of bills taking different approaches toward the same broad goal.

By Ben Pershing  | January 12, 2011; 3:26 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (1)
Categories:  Ben Pershing, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Voting Rights  
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Norton fails in effort to prevent loss of Committee of the Whole vote

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) failed Wednesday in an effort to forestall the new Republican majority's plan to strip her and her fellow delegates of the right to vote on the floor in certain circumstances.

By Ben Pershing  | January 5, 2011; 3:53 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (2)
Categories:  Ben Pershing, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Voting Rights  
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Gray, Norton protest loss of 'Committee of the Whole' House vote

Vincent Gray made his first public trip to Capitol Hill as mayor Tuesday, joining D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) at a pep rally to protest the new House GOP majority's plan to strip the District of the one voting right it has in Congress.

By Ben Pershing  | January 4, 2011; 11:33 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (10)
Categories:  Ben Pershing, Congressional Oversight, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Vincent C. Gray, Voting Rights  
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Norton asks Obama to mention D.C. voting rights in State of the Union address

The District may face an uphill fight to secure voting rights in the House this Congress, but D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) is hoping to win a rhetorical victory next month -- a mention of the issue in President Obama's State of the Union address.

By Ben Pershing  | December 30, 2010; 5:06 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (3)
Categories:  Ben Pershing, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Voting Rights  
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Norton will lose ability to vote on floor amendments

What little right to vote Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) has on the House floor will be gone come January, as Republicans have decided to take away the right of delegates and resident commissioners to vote in the Committee of the Whole.

By Ben Pershing  | December 22, 2010; 12:25 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (10)
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Older Entries in This Category »

House to vote on putting D.C. statue in Capitol, Ben Pershing , December 14, 2010
Norton seeks to keep 'Committee of the Whole' vote, Ben Pershing , November 16, 2010
Statehood: a D.C./Puerto Rico double bill?, Christopher Dean Hopkins , May 4, 2010
Gray wants statehood, not just voting rights, Washington Post Editors , April 22, 2010
Fenty orders flags lowered for Height, Washington Post Editors , April 20, 2010
Gray: Voting rights bill unacceptable without changes in gun provision, Tim Craig and Ann E. Marimow , April 19, 2010
Local activists to ask Obama to talk about voting rights, Washington Post Editors , January 6, 2010
DC Vote Hosts Screening of "Un-Natural State", Amy Gardner , December 1, 2009
Ballot Initiative Requested on Same-Sex Marriage, Washington Post Editors , September 1, 2009
DC Vote Takes Effort On The Road, Nikita R Stewart , June 12, 2009
D.C. Statehood Rap, Christopher Dean Hopkins , April 16, 2009
D.C. Vote Bill Delayed Again, David A Nakamura , March 26, 2009
Guns and Roses From Kwame Brown, Marcia Davis , March 26, 2009
Strategy Session on Voting Rights Today, Marcia Davis , March 24, 2009
Poll: Is Fenty Right on Gun Amendment?, Christopher Dean Hopkins , March 20, 2009
Regional Group Urges Congress To Drop Gun Amendment, Nikita R Stewart , March 11, 2009
Hoyer: D.C. Voting Rights Bill Unlikely This Week, David A Nakamura , March 10, 2009
Weekly Standard Blogger to Plotkin: You're Rude!, David A Nakamura , March 5, 2009
Rep. Hoyer Wants More Talk on Voting Rights Bill, David A Nakamura , March 4, 2009
D.C. Vote Bill Hits Snags in the U.S. House, Marcia Davis , March 3, 2009
Giving Up Gun Laws For Voting Rights? , Nikita R Stewart , March 3, 2009
Vote React: Fenty on the Senate Bill, Marcia Davis , February 27, 2009
Vote React: Norton's Statement on Senate Bill, Marcia Davis , February 27, 2009
Vote React: Michael Brown, Marcia Davis , February 27, 2009
Vote React: Kwame Brown , Marcia Davis , February 27, 2009
From the Senate Floor, Marcia Davis , February 26, 2009
House Committee Passes D.C. Vote Bill, Marcia Davis , February 25, 2009
Around the Web: Senate Debate on D.C. Vote, Day Two, Carolyn Phenicie , February 25, 2009
D.C. Vote Bill Gets Going in House, Christopher Dean Hopkins , February 25, 2009
Video: Post's Harris Discusses D.C. Vote Measure, Mike McPhate , February 25, 2009
Debate Goes Forward in Senate on Voting Bill, Marcia Davis , February 25, 2009
Fauntroy Speaks on Vote and the "Four Too's.", Nikita R Stewart , February 25, 2009
Around the Web: Senate Vote Reactions, Christopher Dean Hopkins , February 24, 2009
Del. Norton on D.C. Voting Rights: All Lights on Go, David A Nakamura , February 24, 2009
Press Conference on Hill Streamed Live at 2:15, Marcia Davis , February 24, 2009
Gray, Fenty, D.C. Republicans Cheer Senate Vote, Nikita R Stewart , February 24, 2009
Senators Vote to Consider D.C. Voting Rights Bill, David A Nakamura , February 24, 2009
Mayor, Council On Hill For Voting Rights, Nikita R Stewart , February 24, 2009
An Excited Norton Gives Update on Hill Process , Marcia Davis , February 24, 2009
Local GOP Backs Voting Rights, Nikita R Stewart , February 23, 2009
Senate Committee Approves D.C. Voting Rights Bill, David A Nakamura , February 11, 2009
Fenty on The Hill , Marcia Davis , February 11, 2009
Is One Vote Enough? Some Say No., Christopher Dean Hopkins , February 9, 2009
Pressing Ahead on Voting Rights, Marcia Davis , January 28, 2009
One Vote Isn't Enough, Thomas Says, Marcia Davis , January 27, 2009
Voting Rights Hearing on The Hill, Marcia Davis , January 27, 2009
D.C. Coin Hits the Streets , Marcia Davis , January 26, 2009
D.C. Voting Rights Group's E-mail to Obama, Christopher Dean Hopkins , January 13, 2009
DC Republicans Plan to Challenge Election Results, Hamil Harris , November 20, 2008
Strauss Due in Court on Drunk Driving Charge , Marcia Davis , November 17, 2008
Norton Remembers DC Soldier on Veteran's Day, Hamil Harris , November 12, 2008
So You Think You Can Dance? Or Vote?, Nikita R Stewart , July 31, 2008
Another Road Trip For Voting Rights, Nikita R Stewart , July 22, 2008
D.C. Quarter Vote Winner: Duke Ellington, David A Nakamura , June 20, 2008
And the Winner (For Now) Is..., David A Nakamura , May 5, 2008
D.C. Wire Exclusive: The D.C. Quarter Finalists, David A Nakamura , May 2, 2008
Taxation Without Representation, David A Nakamura , April 15, 2008
Video: Hollywood Star Stumps for D.C., David A Nakamura , April 9, 2008
 
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