Hi,

Last year, we saw the Voting Rights Act go through a number of conservative legal challenges in the courts — and that won’t be stopping anytime soon.1

At the start of this election year, there were already 3 new right-wing legal arguments against the Voting Rights Act.2 It’s clear that to protect our right to vote, Congress must step in and act decisively.

Sign the petition: Tell Congress to restore the Voting Rights Act and our freedom to vote – pass the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

Together, these bills would ensure that every eligible voter, no matter their background or residence — from Latino neighborhoods in Texas to Native American tribes throughout the country, to African American communities in Alabama — can freely access the voting booth and are safeguarded from GOP legislative actions that seek to undermine democracy.3

It’s critical that our government does everything in its power to protect the equal opportunity to participate through voting, a necessity to our democracy’s health and integrity.

It’s Congress’ duty to uphold the freedom to vote by passing these bills to reinforce and expand the protections of our voting rights! We need your help to remind them of their duty.

Sign the petition: Tell Congress to restore the Voting Rights Act and our freedom to vote – pass the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

Thanks for taking action,

Joey and the team at Demand Progress

Sources:

  1. NPR, “Civil rights groups appeal court ruling that threatens Voting Rights Act enforcement,” December 11, 2023.
  2. NPR, “3 novel legal arguments by Republicans that threaten the Voting Rights Act in 2024,” January 6, 2024.
  3. Democracy Docket, “The Heart of the Voting Rights Act,” March 19, 2021.

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