Tell your members of Congress to honor our democracy and protect
EVERYONE’s voting rights.
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Dear Friend,
Whatever our background, color, or zip code, in America we value our
freedom: the freedom to have a say in our elections, to have our voices
heard, and to have our votes counted! Our nation is better and stronger
when each and every person is engaged in the future of our country through
voting—and right now is a critical time for our democracy.
[ [link removed] ]SIGN ON! Help protect our democracy, tell your members of Congress to
protect everyone’s right to vote! *When you click, you’ll automatically
sign on if we already have your information.
What’s happening? The violent and deadly attack on our Capitol on January
6th, 2021 demonstrated how fragile our democracy is—and how close we were
to having the will of the voters overturned. Even after historic voter
turnout in the 2020 general election, with nearly two-thirds of eligible
voters casting a ballot, [1] there are still those who are working to defy
and overrule the will of the people!
Now, as we observe the one year anniversary of one of the most violent
attacks on our nation in recent history, it’s clear there is much work to
do to make sure that we protect our democracy. Despite a global pandemic
during the 2020 election, voters turned out in historic numbers, and part
of that is thanks to protocols that made access to the polls safer and
easier with options like mail-in voting and drive-thru voting. [ [link removed] ] But
some Republican state leaders who are unhappy with the results of the
election have been eliminating those options entirely, and working to make
voting more difficult overall.
Last year alone 19 states enacted 34 laws that will ultimately make voting
harder for voters in their states and hundreds more anti-voter laws are
being considered. [ [link removed] ] That’s not OK! These dangerous laws restrict
primarily voters of color from having their vote counted, enact extreme
partisan gerrymandering, [ [link removed] ] and make it easier for state leaders to
remove nonpartisan election administration officials so they can be
replaced with partisan allies. [ [link removed] ] That’s dangerous for everyone!
[2]*Sign-on ASAP to help protect our democracy, our right to vote, and to
push forward the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights
Advancement Act in the U.S. Senate!
This is a turning point for our nation and our Senate leaders must
exercise their majority and pass the Freedom to Vote Act [5] and the John
Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act [ [link removed] ] immediately. These bills have the
most significant anti-corruption provisions and voting rights protections
in generations. They would:
* Ensure that everyone can vote in safe, accessible, transparent
elections - and that everyone's vote is counted.
* End dark money in our political process so that billionaires can’t buy
elections.
* End partisan gerrymandering so that voters pick their representatives
instead of representatives picking their voters
* And defend the will of the voters against efforts to sabotage or
overturn our election, including protecting voters from intimidation
and trusted local election officials from harassment so they can count
every vote.
[3]Help honor our democracy and protect voting rights nationwide! Don’t
forget to add your name!
When you click, you’ll automatically sign on to our letter that reads:
Voter’s access to the ballot shouldn’t be restricted because of skin
color, zip code, or income. We are alarmed by the physical and legislative
threats our nation’s democracy faces today by anti-voter laws that have
been enacted in states across the country.
We urge you to immediately protect everyone’s right to vote by enacting
the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
These bills will ensure that everyone can vote in safe, accessible,
transparent elections - and that everyone’s vote is counted.
This is a turning point for our nation. We need Congress to create
national standards to ensure that people in every state can safely and
freely cast our ballots, ensure that trusted nonpartisan local election
officials count every vote, and prevent partisan politicians from
sabotaging the results of our elections.
[4]It’s critical we honor our democracy and protect everyone’s right to
vote. Don’t forget to add your name!
The more people who speak out, the bigger our impact. Please take a moment
to forward our action link to your friends and family and share it on
social
media: [5][link removed]
Together we are a powerful voice,
- Felicia, Claudia, Donna, Kristin and the whole MomsRising /
MamásConPoder team
[1] Pew Research Center, [6]Turnout soared in 2020 as nearly two-thirds of
eligible U.S. voters cast ballots for president
[2] VOX, [ [link removed] ]How Republicans’ efforts to restrict mail voting could
backfire
[3] Brennan Center for Justice, [ [link removed] ]Voting Laws Roundup: December 2021
[4] ABC News, [ [link removed] ]10 new state laws shift power over elections to partisan
entities
[5] Congress.gov, [ [link removed] ]S.2747 - Freedom to Vote Act
[6] Congress.gov, [ [link removed] ]H.R.4 - John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
of 2021
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