Right now, we are facing one of the most pivotal moments in recent memory – a moment we decide how willing we are to protect the right to vote in this country.
Since the 2020 election, we have seen the most egregious GOP-led attacks on voting rights in generations:
In Georgia, after Democrats historically flipped two Senate seats to gain control of Congress, the Republican legislature immediately imposed onerous voter ID laws, limited ballot drop boxes, and criminalized the handing out of food and water to voters in line.
In Arizona, they passed a law that banned the collection of absentee ballots and throws out any ballots cast in the wrong precinct, which was found to have a disproportionate impact on voters of color and Native voters.
In Texas, they banned 24 hour and drive-thru voting, banned officials from automatically sending mail-in ballot applications, and empowered partisan poll workers, opening the door for widespread voter harassment.
It's no coincidence that Republicans, after a shameful 2020 loss and historic voter turnout, are going after our fundamental right to vote. They know that when people turn out, they lose.
But we don't have to let them get away with it. In a few weeks, the Senate will vote on the Freedom to Vote Act, a critical piece of legislation that makes Election Day a federal holiday, creates automatic voter registration, expands early and absentee voting and so much more.
