Friend,
The 2020 election was decided by a
record turnout of nearly 160 million Americans. Since the election,
some states are taking extreme measures to restrict voting, manipulate
elections or empower state legislatures to overturn results. Such
attempts to hurt the electoral process are undemocratic and
un-American.
In response to these attacks, the
Renew America Movement has released a letter calling on governors of
all 50 states to stand up to these attacks on our elections. Among the
signers are former Governors Bill Weld and Christine Todd Whitman.
Other key signatories include: Lt. Gov and RNC Chair Michael Steele,
as well as former Members of Congress Charles Djou, Claudine
Schneider, Dick Zimmer, and Mickey Edwards.
The record turnout for the 2020
election was inspiring, especially when considering the election took
place during a global pandemic. States took steps to expand absentee
voting, early voting, and other methods to make the voting process
easier and safer for all voters. Without such methods, it is safe to
assume the record turnout seen in 2020 would not have been possible.
Some state legislatures and other leaders want to reverse this
progress and make voting more difficult.
Those who seek to make voting more
difficult often argue they are worried only about election integrity
and ensuring the vote is secure. They mistakenly believe increased
voter access means increased voter fraud and fraudulent results. The
reality is, election fraud is already extremely rare in the United States. Even during the 2020
election with more voters and more ways to vote, the election and its
results were both secure and accurate. Despite this, some elected officials
continue to hold onto lies spread by Donald Trump that the election
was fraudulent, and for these officials the way to correct this
perceived fraud is to restrict voting. This approach is wrong and
represents a solution in search of a problem.
It is time to stand up to those
that would like to stop all eligible people from voting. An easy way
to do this is at the state level, calling on governors and other
elected officials to stand up and defend our elections.
Join the Renew America Movement in
taking action. Call your governor’s office and urge them to protect
our democracy and our free and fair elections.
Onward, Renew America Movement
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