John,

Last month, I joined my Democratic colleagues in introducing the Democracy Restoration Act – a historic legislation that would restore voting rights nationwide to individuals with criminal convictions.

Equal access to the ballot box is an indisputable right of citizenship. But for far too long, our country has weaponized incarceration status and permanently denied voting rights to those with criminal convictions.

Our prison population disproportionately impacts people of color, and Black adults are five times more likely to be incarcerated. It’s clear that stripping voting rights from those with criminal convictions is a remnant of Jim Crow-era voting bans aimed at disenfranchising communities of color, and it must end.

The Democracy Restoration Act is a crucial first step in combatting voter disenfranchisement. As Republican legislatures move to make it harder to vote, we must ensure our voting rights are ironclad.

I will never stop fighting to protect our fundamental right to vote. I will not hesitate to fight back against the Republican party’s regressive policies. But to do it, John, I need your help in this fight.

Will you chip in $5 or whatever you can to help pass critical legislation like the Democracy Restoration Act, protect our voting rights, and fight back against Republican extremism?

Onward,

Valerie