DC Voting Rights Resources

Great resources exist to tell you more about the issue of DC voting rights. Read about some of them below, and check out our featured resources in the sidebar.

Free and Equal DC
This website, created by DC Shadow Representative Mike Panetta, allows anyone to quickly and efficiently contact their lawmakers to support DC voting rights. Extra points for simplicity and elegance here.

DC Vote
The de facto authority on the issue. Their award-winning website is a vast resource, particularly their online library.

Eleanor Holmes Norton
The non-voting District Representative in the House since 1991. Her site is a good resource for legislation news and some classic photos.

DC Government Website
User-friendly repository of all things DC. Check Mayor Fenty's schedule, research small business development, arrange resident services, or grudge match Washington vs. Lincoln in tic-tac-toe.

DC Statehood Green Party
DC's official second party champions statehood for the District of Columbia. Information on current and historical events, including a chronology of the quest for statehood.

Stamp Act Congress
A mission-oriented grassroots organization with a zeal for rubber-stamping their message.

Wikipedia
Articles on voting rights, home rule, and statehood.

Lesser-maintained sites:

Let's Free DC
Offers a useful historical rundown of the issue, some interesting statistics, and an archive of more recent news.

Committee for the Capital City
A collection of metro-area "civic-minded citizens" championing retrocession into Maryland. The site is out of date but has an interesting mission page and an archive of relevant documents.

Stand Up for Democracy
Blog covering politics of the District and efforts to "free DC".