Fifty-five years ago today, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed into law, prohibiting voting discrimination based on race. We're gathering signatures to demand the Senate bring the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to a vote to protect those rights. Sign on → Friends, The right to vote is sacred, and casting a ballot is one of the most powerful tools we have. That's why we must keep fighting to protect this right. If your vote didn't matter, why have politicians throughout history suppressed the right to vote, disenfranchised voters, and written laws making it more difficult for everyone to have their voices heard?
 

Donald Norcross


Fifty-five years ago today, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed into law, prohibiting voting discrimination based on race. We're gathering signatures to demand the Senate bring the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to a vote to protect those rights. Sign on →

 

Friends,

The right to vote is sacred, and casting a ballot is one of the most powerful tools we have. That's why we must keep fighting to protect this right. If your vote didn't matter, why have politicians throughout history suppressed the right to vote, disenfranchised voters, and written laws making it more difficult for everyone to have their voices heard?

It's because voting does matter. Our voices do matter.

The late, great, Congressman John Lewis said, "the vote is the most powerful nonviolent change agent you have in a democratic society." But, he cautioned, "You must use it because it is not guaranteed. You could lose it."

Congressman Lewis knew this reality more than anyone. That's why he worked so hard to pass the Voting Rights Act, a landmark piece of legislation that he fought for to protect and expand the right to vote for Black communities and other communities of color.

And he was right. Fifty-five years ago today, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed into law, prohibiting voting discrimination based on race, and progress was seen almost immediately. Voter turnout in Black communities increased and more Black men and women were elected to office. It was a historic step forward for our country and our democracy.

But a Supreme Court decision in 2013 stripped the Voting Rights Act of one its most important provisions, and the consequences are still felt today. We've witnessed a rise in voter suppression and unjust electoral laws.

Congressman Lewis led efforts to restore the Voting Rights Act in the House, and last December, we passed the Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019. But this bill has gone nowhere in the Senate.

So today, on the 55th anniversary of the original Voting Rights Act, I'm calling on Mitch McConnell to bring the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act up for a vote in the Senate. Will you join me?

The time to act is now. I hope you'll join me in taking action to honor this historic anniversary and the legacy of my late friend, Congressman Lewis.

Thank you,

Donald  

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Donald Norcross for Congress
PO Box 160
Collingswood, NJ 08108
United States

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