‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌You need to pay attention to what's happening in Georgia, Jack.
Governor Brian Kemp just signed the latest in a series of arcane, draconian and discriminatory voter suppression laws introduced in state houses across the country. It restricts early voting, adds unnecessary voter ID requirements to verify ballots, limits access to ballot drop boxes, and makes giving a snack or bottle of water to a person waiting in line to vote a crime,
Stacey Abrams called the law “Jim Crow 2.0”—and she’s absolutely right.
It disproportionately disenfranchises Black and brown voters, feeds into a false narrative of “voter fraud” (perpetuated by, among others, Trump and Georgia Republicans), and attempts to tip the scales in favor of Republicans in future elections.
This law—and the hundreds of other voter suppression bills introduced in state legislatures across the country this year—are a reminder of just how urgently we need federal voting rights protections.
That’s why I joined Senator Raphael Warnock and Reps. James Clyburn and Nikema Williams in reintroducing the John Lewis Voter Empowerment Act. (You can add your name to become a Citizen Co-Sponsor of the bill here). [[link removed]]
It was the honor of a lifetime to work alongside Congressman Lewis on this legislation, and I’m proud to continue the fight with three of our country’s most tireless voting rights advocates.
The John Lewis Voter Empowerment Act is a cornerstone of HR-1—the For the People Act. Here are some of the key elements, a number of which are already law in states across the country:
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Modernize
voter
registration
,
including
requiring
automatic
voter
registration
and
online
voter
registration;


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Improve
access
to
the
ballot
box
for
vulnerable
Americans
,
including
people
with
disabilities
and
older
Americans;


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Expand
early
voting
and
vote-by-mail
;


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Prohibit
deceptive
tactics
and
voter
intimidation
,
such
as
providing
false
information
about
elections
to
discourage
voting;


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Restore
federal
voting
rights
to
formerly
incarcerated
individuals
with
a
criminal
record.


It is absurd that voter suppression has somehow become the rallying cry of the Republican party—and we have to fight back and protect our Democracy. If you agree, please sign on as a Citizen Co-Sponsor of the John Lewis Voter Empowerment Act. We need your voice to pass this bill in the Senate. [[link removed]]
Congressman Lewis spent his life protecting the right to vote—he called voting “the most powerful nonviolent change agent you have in a democratic society.”
Now, it is on us to take up his mantle and continue the fight.
Thank you for doing your part,
Kirsten
Become a Citizen Co-Sponsor of the John Lewis Voter Empowerment Act [[link removed]]

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