Friend –

Our democracy is fragile and we have to fight for it. The soon-to-come Supreme Court decision – not to mention the continued efforts to restrict the vote in states across the country – has made that fact clearer.

So in the continued push to protect everyone's right to vote against blatant suppression, I'll be testifying in front of Congress tomorrow for the ACLU in defense of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA).

Can you help us make as loud of a showing for this hearing as possible by sending a message to your Members of Congress in support of the VRAA now?

During the 2020 election, we witnessed overt efforts to disenfranchise Black, Latinx, and Indigenous voters through attacks on vote by mail, cuts to early voting periods, and unnecessary identification requirements.

And this year, hundreds of racist voter restriction laws have already been pushed forward in numerous state legislatures across the country.

The VRAA can help prevent many of those laws from taking effect and root out voting barriers that discriminate against voters of color by restoring critical elements of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

This bill is necessary, ACLU Supporter, and one of many efforts that must move forward to ensure our right to cast a ballot is protected, expanded, and equitable. Send your message to Congress now.

Thanks for taking action,

Sophia Lin Lakin
Pronouns: She, her, hers
Deputy Director, Voting Rights Project, ACLU