On Monday, the Iowa caucuses will officially kick off the election year, with MAGA Republicans battling it out to become the party’s pick. Despite it all, Donald Trump remains the odds-on favorite to be the Republican nominee.

While both parties campaign for our votes over the next 10 months, there’s an entire population of folks who won’t be able to make that choice. 4.6 million Americans are still disenfranchised by laws that prevent people with felony convictions from voting. Unfortunately, 2024 won’t be any different. 

But we have a chance now to change that for future generations, with a bill pending in Congress that would be a meaningful step in the right direction. 

The Democracy Restoration Act would restore federal voting rights for people that have been released from incarceration and are back living in their communities. In two clicks, send an email to your legislators and urge them to cosponsor this important democracy bill.

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Felony disenfranchisement is a Jim Crow relic that was created to deny Black Americans access to the ballot box after the Civil War. It’s a racist policy designed to dilute the voices of Black voters, and it has no place in our society. 

The result is that millions of Americans have no say in the policies that affect them and their families. It’s well past time for us to right this historic wrong.

It’s up to all of us to break this brutal cycle. Let this election cycle be a reminder to build a democracy that truly represents everyone. Take this important step on the road towards re-enfranchisement in our country by sending an email to your legislators urging them to become co-sponsors of the Democracy Restoration Act.

Thanks for all that you do. 

Sami & Chloe
Digital Team, Stand Up America