We've seen conservative lawmakers in the majority in two of our target states in the south -- Georgia and Texas -- roll out "election integrity" as a big theme for their legislative sessions.
Let's decode these legislative priorities:
"Election integrity" to address "widespread voter fraud" is just code for more voter suppression to address record voter turn-out.
There is a clear path to ending this thinly veiled attempt to suppress voting in communities of color. The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act would restore the essential voting protections gutted by the Supreme Court in 2013.
If Mitch McConnell and his caucus continue to obstruct a fairly won majority -- Democrats can and should pass this bill by eliminating the filibuster.
Help us stop blatant voter suppression. Sign our petition asking Congress to end the filibuster if they need to do so to pass democracy reforms now.
To be clear -- this burgeoning narrative of a need for "election integrity" is just a new coat of paint on a decades-long effort to restrict voting in communities of color.
It's no surprise we're seeing these bills in states like Georgia where Black voters recently turned out in record numbers.
We are calling on the Senate to not let the filibuster -- a tool of the minority party to obstruct progress -- stop them from passing the John Lewis VRAA and restoring essential voting rights protections. Add your name.
-- The AOTL Team
