Voting Rights

• Fight for Democracy Underway

  March 02, 2021: We have to fight once more for the right to vote. White southerners were outraged when other people won the vote after the Civil War. Eventually, through outright violence and reactionary local laws, white southerners prevailed from roughly 1876 t...Read more >

• Vote by Mail All Year!

  January 02, 2021: Vote By Mail — Apply Now! Texas seniors over 65 and certain others are empowered to vote safely by mail. Even better, we only have to ask once for an application that applies to every election in a given year. So, apply now and vote by mail all y...Read more >

• Oppose Voter Suppression

  October 03, 2020: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 3, 2020 Contact: Lisa Cutler - 202/674-2052 or lcutler@retiredamericans.org Texas Alliance for Retired Americans Sues State of Texas  Says Abbott Proclamation Limiting Ballot Return Locations Creates Undue Burde...Read more >

• Victory and Further Battle

  September 27, 2020: The Texas Alliance for Retired Americans joined a successful lawsuit to restore straight ticket voting! I believe our plaintiff in the suit was Reverend Harmon Dent of Beaumont. [caption id="attachment_1990" align="aligncenter" width="1874"] Rever...Read more >