John,

There’s no such thing as an off-year, especially when so many of the
issues we care about are on the line.

Under the auspices of "election integrity" and fighting "voter fraud"
Republican legislators across the country are pushing forward new voting
restrictions that they hope will undo all of the progress we have made in
building a more inclusive, representative democracy. To be clear, we will
push back on voter suppression anywhere and everywhere it is advanced.

“Democracy” is in our name. We will not let it happen.

Rush a contribution to DFA right now so we can continue to challenge
Republicans in all 50 states as they try to roll back all of the victories
we have achieved so far.

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In Georgia, Republicans are preparing to introduce legislation to ban
automatic voter registration, ballot drop boxes, and no-excuse absentee
voting and in Texas, the Republican Party is pushing to significantly roll
back the number of early voting days.

Overall, Republicans have more than 150 laws working their way through
local and state legislatures in an attempt to limit voting rights.

While we know this is nothing new because Republicans' only way to win is
to stop people from voting, this year, they aren't even hiding their
motivations.

Here’s what Alice O'Lenick, a Republican on the Gwinnett County Board of
Elections in Georgia said about changing election laws:

"They don’t have to change all of them, but they’ve got to change the
major parts of them so that we at least have a shot at winning."

Make no mistake about it, the increasingly authoritarian Republican Party
will stop at nothing to undo all of the hard-fought victories DFA members
have achieved so far.

We cannot sit back and wait to get involved until the midterm elections;
by then it will be too late because the Republicans will have succeeded in
tearing down the democratic reforms that make a reflective democracy
possible.

We must continue pushing while we are ahead so we have the resources to
beat back any and all efforts to restrict people from exercising their
right to vote.

Democracy for America has been committed to expanding the electorate and
protecting the right to vote since our founding 17 years ago. We know that
progressive candidates can't win if the system is rigged against them.
But, if everyone has a full and fair opportunity to vote, we win. Please
contribute $21 for 2021 right now so we can stop Republicans from
successfully suppressing our right to vote.

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build the campaigns needed to stop Republicans from taking away our right
to vote.

We have been fighting for years in states like Georgia to enfranchise
voters, particularly young, progressive, and black and brown voters.

Make no mistake though, voter suppression tactics and laws used by elected
Republicans, cost us the Governor's election in 2018. Thanks to the hard
work of members and partner organizations on the ground, and despite
nearly 200,000 voters purged from the rolls in 2020 alone, we were still
able to engage enough voters to overcome Republican voter suppression
tactics to flip the state blue.

Now, after such a bruising loss of the Presidency and control of the U.S.
Senate, Republicans aren't taking those losses lying down. Instead, they
are doubling down on their same old playbook... nationwide.

In response, we’ll do what we have always done. Protect democracy and
fight against any and every attempt to silence our voices and stop people
from voting.

That’s why your support today is so important. Thank you for everything
you’re doing to protect and expand the right to vote.

— Yvette

Yvette Simpson, CEO
Democracy for America






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