John,

The legacy of Jim Crow voter suppression is alive and well. While the approach is different, the strategy of limiting voting rights for communities of color remains the same.

Last year alone, over 400 voter suppression bills, specifically targeted Black and Brown voters, were introduced in states nationwide.

That's why today, the House has passed the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act, a combination of the Freedom to Vote Act and the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

In addition to creating federal standards for voting access, the bill would make Election Day a holiday, establish same-day voter registration, and require an early voting period in all states.

With the House passing this historic voting rights legislation today, The Senate now has a choice: They can stand by the filibuster, which has consistently been used to stop Civil Rights legislation from passing, or they can support the right to vote and fight back.

Will you stand with DFA as we demand the U.S Senate fight to preserve our democracy by supporting a carve-out from filibuster rules to enact critical voting rights legislation?

As long as we have hundreds of racist voter suppression laws being jammed through by Republican-controlled state legislatures, none of our rights are safe.

And with 33 voter suppression laws passed last year, it is clear that Republicans know they can’t win unless they successfully suppress the right to vote.

To continue making progress on building a more inclusive, representative democracy, we must protect our rights and take on the filibuster.

Will you tell the Senate that they must support a carve-out from filibuster rules and enact critical voting rights legislation?

Thanks for all you do,

- Tre

Tre Graves
Digital Organizing Coordinator
Democracy for America