John, BREAKING: Rep. Terri Sewell just reintroduced the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, legislation that would protect and expand the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and combat ongoing voter suppression efforts in state legislatures targeting voters of color. The Supreme Court gutted the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act twice. First, in their 2013 decision in Shelby County v. Holder, they removed the preclearance provision that protected voting rights in states with a history of voter suppression. Then in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee (2021), the Court undermined another key provision of the law, making it more difficult for voters of color to prove discrimination. “What is tragic here,” Justice Elena Kagan wrote in her dissent in Brnovich, “is that the court has (yet again) rewritten — in order to weaken — a statute that stands as a monument to America’s greatness and protects against its basest impulses. What is tragic is that the court has damaged a statute designed to bring about ‘the end of discrimination in voting.’” Sign if you agree: Congress must pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to ensure every American can vote freely and fairly. The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act strengthens the freedom to vote by restoring the provisions the Supreme Court has attacked. Federal preclearance can prevent changes to voting laws that disproportionately affect communities of color and combat the flood of voter suppression bills introduced by anti-democratic forces across the country since the 2020 election. The right to vote, regardless of who you are and where you live, is a cornerstone of our democracy. The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act would bring us closer to a nationwide voting standard that guarantees every American an equal voice and an equal vote. Sign the petition: Demand that Congress pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. In solidarity,
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