The Supreme Court has dramatically weakened one of the remaining, most vital tools we have to defend and advance multi-racial democracy in America. 

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The Supreme Court has dramatically weakened one of the remaining, most vital tools we have to defend and advance multi-racial democracy in America: Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. While the Court did not eviscerate Section 2 wholesale, as many feared, it imposed stricter standards for evaluating future voting rights claims.

The majority opinion endorsed conservative state legislators’ baseless lies and policies on election fraud, noting that a state “may take action to prevent election fraud without waiting for it to occur within its own borders” – even if those laws discriminate against Black and Brown voters. SCOTUS’s nod to a known conservative strategy – invoke fraud to deny our freedom to vote – makes the threat to our democracy even more urgent.

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** What To Do
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As you know, state legislatures are the key battlegrounds to protect the freedom to vote. Following the Brnovich decision, legislators can:
1. Review and strengthen your state’s voting rights protections and legal remedies

2. Speak boldly about protecting the freedom to vote

3. Connect directly with your constituents on voting rights

4. Collaborate with your caucuses to advance a cohesive pro-voter and defensive democracy strategy

5. Engage communities directly in the 2021 redistricting process

6. Advocate for national standards for voting, redistricting, and campaigns proposed in The For the People Act and John Lewis Voting Rights Act

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It’s more important than ever that we all work together to protect our freedom to vote. Thank you for all you do,

The SiX Democracy Team

The Democracy Team: Carmen López, Senior Democracy Director; Sunila Chilukuri, Director of Democracy; Lauren Bealore, Director of Democracy

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