John,

Democracy, like our Social Security system, should be simple and universal. It works best when everyone is able to participate and no one is left out.

But for the past decade, one political party has prioritized setting up roadblocks that stand in the way of access to the franchise, and undermine America’s promise. It’s no coincidence that many of these same politicians who want to take away the vote also want to take away popular programs like Social Security and Medicare. By restricting our voting rights, they want to insulate themselves from the consequences of doing the bidding of billionaires on Wall Street.

We’re proud to stand with our coalition partners to keep America’s promise and protect our democracy. Sign our petition to protect voting rights!

Here’s a quick rundown on what we’re proposing, and why each of these steps is so important:

The Freedom to Vote Act would remove barriers put in place by voter suppression laws that keep voters of color, voters with disabilities, and young voters from casting their ballots. It would establish automatic and online voter registration, create uniform early voting, and make Election Day a federal holiday. Additionally, it would restore felon voting rights, end partisan gerrymandering, stop shady PAC contributions, and require every college campus to have a polling location.
The Native American Voting Rights Act is bipartisan legislation that upholds Native Americans' constitutionally guaranteed right to vote by combating many of the challenges Native communities face when casting their ballots, such as limited dropbox and polling locations, lack of language assistance, and limited transportation.
The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act would restore and expand the protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) that were stripped away by the Supreme Court. In 2013, the Supreme Court determined the protections of the 1965 VRA were no longer necessary and ended federal review of new voting laws by states with long histories of voter suppression. Since then, 31 states have passed more than 100 restrictive laws that suppress the vote of people of color, young voters, and impact voters with disabilities.
The Washington D.C. Admission Act would provide the nearly 700,000 residents of DC, more than half of whom are Black and Hispanic, the same representation in the House and Senate that every other state gets. Currently the District, which has more residents than Vermont and Wyoming respectively, has no voting representation in Congress.

Protect our democracy! Demand Congress pass these four bills immediately!

Thank you,

Alex Lawson
Social Security Works

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