THE NATION: "Wisconsin’s Pandemic Election is a Red Alert for Democracy in America."

THE GUARDIAN: "Wisconsin Republicans Used the Pandemic to Stop People from Voting."

SIGN THE PETITION: Include Elizabeth Warren's election protection plan and national vote by mail in the new coronavirus relief bill now being debated in Congress.

THE GUARDIAN: Residents had to choose between voting or protecting their health -- proving Wisconsin has turned into a vanguard of the Republican assault on democracy.

SIGN THE PETITION: Include Elizabeth Warren's election protection plan -- including national vote by mail -- in the new coronavirus relief bill being outlined in Congress.

Turn on images to see voters waiting in line in Wisconsin

Friend, after Republicans on the U.S. Supreme Court forced Wisconsin voters to risk their lives standing in long voting lines Tuesday, people across the country are seeing flashing red warning lights for November.

In a New York Times op-ed yesterday, Elizabeth Warren wrote, "If Americans are forced to choose either voting this November or staying safe from the virus, then our democracy will be lost." Then, Warren announced her new plan to protect elections from the coronavirus and Republican voter suppression strategies.

As Congress debates what to include in the next major coronavirus relief bill, Warren's plan should be there. There should be strings requiring states to remove as many steps from the voting process as possible -- and mail-in ballots should be automatically sent to all voters at their home s like they do in Washington and Colorado.

Join the thousands who've already signed the petition to Dems in Congress: Make Elizabeth Warren's election protection and national vote by mail central to the next coronavirus relief bill now being debated in Congress.

Warren says Congress should go further than the obvious step of protecting public health by allowing Americans to vote from home "by requiring all states to mail every registered voter a ballot with pre-paid postage and a self-sealing envelope, and mandating that they waive absentee ballot requirements that undermine social distancing guidelines, such as requirements that absentee voters submit copies of their IDs or include a notary or witness signature with their mail-in ballot."

Elizabeth Warren's plan fully recognizes both the new challenges of the coronavirus and the existing barriers that have been used to block millions of Americans from voting.

Warren's election protection plan includes:

Nationwide vote by mail
30 days early vote
No voter roll purges
End ID requirements
$4 billion to states for the transition
Additional funds to USPS
Hazard pay for poll workers

We cannot allow Trump and Republican politicians to steal our elections by forcing people to choose between voting and their own safety or the safety of their families and communities. Democrats in Congress should put forward a real plan to protect every person's right to vote, so that no one is forced to make this choice. And they should put that plan in the upcoming coronavirus relief bill.

SIGN THE PETITION TO DEMS IN CONGRESS: Make Elizabeth Warren's election protection plan central to the next coronavirus relief bill currently being outlined in Congress -- including prioritizing national vote by mail.

Democrats in Congress must hear that this is a top priority for the American people. The more people who sign the petition, the more that both Congress and the media will have to pay attention. Please sign. Then forward this email to 5 friends and ask them to join the call.

Thanks for being a bold progressive.

--The PCCC team

Progressive stickers, buttons, T-shirts, and more!

store.boldprogressives.org

FOLLOW US:

Paid for by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee PAC (www.BoldProgressives.org) and not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. Contributions to the PCCC are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes.