Dear John,

Next year’s mid-term elections may be a little more than a year away but already there is a pervasive and insidious effort underway to restrict ballot access. And that could have a devastating impact on millions of older Americans who use the option of voting by mail.

Eighteen states have enacted laws restricting ballot access. Fortunately, there is new federal legislation, called the “For the People Act” (H.R. 1), that would prevent states from passing onerous laws making it harder for older Americans and other vulnerable groups to vote.

That’s why we’re urging Senators Joe Manchin (WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (AZ) to support a narrow change to the filibuster rule — which requires 60 members to end debate on most topics and move to a vote — to allow the Senate to approve new voting rights legislation by a simple majority vote.

The sole purpose of restrictive, new state laws is to suppress votes that the majority party in these legislatures don’t like. With so much at stake, please take action now to help us urge Senators Manchin and Sinema to protect American voters from being disenfranchised — including millions of seniors who otherwise can’t safely make it to the polls.

Sincerely,

Max Richtman
President & CEO