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Dear John,

On Tuesday night, I watched with anger and sadness as Black voters in many
states went to the polls to demand their voices be heard but were met with
long lines and confusion as a result of aggressive, unnecessary curfews
targeting ongoing protests for justice. 

It should not be this hard for Black people to cast their vote in 2020.
And it doesn’t have to be.

With 152 days until the November elections, states are faced with an
urgent task: make voting from anywhere accessible to every single voter,
and make in-person voting as safe as possible. 

In order to make Black lives matter to our government, we must work to
hold killer cops and their enablers accountable and protect our ability to
vote for people who won’t tolerate such abuses in the first place. As we
continue to confront racist violence as well as the COVID-19 pandemic,
officials at every level of our government have a moral and legal
obligation to protect us so no voter is forced to make an unnecessary
choice between their safety or their voting rights. Fortunately, there’s a
bill in Congress that will help -- but only if we ramp up pressure on the
Senate to pass it.

[ [link removed] ]Tell your Senators to protect our elections now.

The HEROES Act recently passed by the House of Representatives includes
much-needed funding that can help states make accommodations that reduce
the need to vote in person and make in-person voting as safe as
possible.^1 If we want to hold free, fair, and safe elections this year,
states need this funding ASAP. [ [link removed] ]Tell your Senators to protect our
elections now. 

The reality is, there are relatively simple steps every state can take to
make voting safer and more convenient this year, but states need funding
from Congress now in order to implement these changes in time for upcoming
elections. 

John, what happened on Tuesday does not have to be the reality
on November 3rd. [ [link removed] ]Sign now to demand that Congress fully fund safe,
accessible voting. 

Until justice is real,

Jenni, Sabrina, Arisha, Alex, Cristel, Drew, Charles, Daniel, Scott,
Tammi, and the rest of the Color Of Change team

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Reference:

1. “[ [link removed] ]How to Save Our Voting Rights During The Pandemic” Rashad
Robinson, The Root


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