Reply #36: LCCREF to Study D.C. Voting Issues

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Civilrights.org

By civilrights.org staff
civilrights.org
March 20, 2006

For residents of the District of Columbia, "taxation without representation" is more than a historical concept schoolchildren study in class; it is their modern reality.

Civil rights groups have long protested the disenfranchisement of D.C. residents. D.C. residents are required to pay federal taxes and abide by federal laws, but do not have voting representatives in the U.S. House or Senate.

A new study conducted by the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund (LCCREF) will address the practical impact of political disenfranchisement on the more than 600,000 residents of Washington, D.C.

The nine-month project will research historical and contemporary examples of disenfranchisement and conduct interviews with past and current D.C. elected officials, economic experts, activists, and lobbyists.

Results from the study will be included in a booklet for distribution to policymakers and advocates.

http://www.civilrights.org/issues/voting/details.cfm?id=41436