Jack, sign the petition: We need federal legislation to tackle rampant voter suppression.
SIGN THE PETITION
After the 2022 midterms, a GOP member of the Wisconsin Elections Commission despicably bragged “we can be especially proud [of the lower turnout in Milwaukee] with the major reduction happening in the overwhelming Black and Hispanic” areas.
Voter suppression is a GOP priority. Their tactics disproportionately impact people of color, students, the elderly, and people with disabilities. Their design is not by accident, and they’re openly proclaiming victory. GOP-led states continue to pass voter suppression laws, with 13 enacted in 2023 alone.
There are two voter protection bills that have been introduced in Congress that can be passed and enacted right now: the Freedom to Vote Act (FTVA) and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA). These are two transformative pieces of legislation that together would restore and modernize the full protections of the Voting Rights Act, set national standards to increase access to the ballot box, neutralize partisan and racial gerrymandering, protect our elections from interference, increase transparency in campaign finance to prevent dark money from buying our politicians, and more.
Our federal lawmakers must challenge the continued wave of restrictive state election laws immediately to ensure our freedom to vote. We must have federal protections!
Sign the petition: Congress must protect everyone’s freedom to vote by passing the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act!
SIGN THE PETITION
Thanks for all you do,
Erin Tulley, Daily Kos
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