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The Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act (which combines crucial provisions of the Freedom to Vote Act and the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act) comes at a critical time for our democracy. Recent Supreme Court decisions have eroded decades of protections against racial discrimination in elections, and many states are enacting anti-voter laws designed to silence voters’ voices.
The Senate is about to vote on the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act, which would enact crucial protections for the right to vote and the integrity of elections. The provisions in this bill from the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act would address the significant harm caused by the Supreme Court’s 2013 decision in Shelby County v. Holder, creating new measures to prevent racially discriminatory anti-voter restrictions.
And the provisions from the Freedom to Vote Act would increase access to the polls by expanding opportunities to vote early or by mail and providing for automatic voter registration and same-day registration. These provisions would also address some of the most urgent threats to the free and fair administration of elections.
Congress must safeguard democracy and the integrity of our elections from unprecedented attacks. Urge your Senators to act NOW to pass the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act so that everyone in every community can freely exercise the right to vote.
The Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act (which combines crucial provisions of the Freedom to Vote Act and the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act) comes at a critical time for our democracy. Recent Supreme Court decisions have eroded decades of protections against racial discrimination in elections, and many states are enacting anti-voter laws designed to silence voters’ voices.
The Senate is about to vote on the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act, which would enact crucial protections for the right to vote and the integrity of elections. The provisions in this bill from the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act would address the significant harm caused by the Supreme Court’s 2013 decision in Shelby County v. Holder, creating new measures to prevent racially discriminatory anti-voter restrictions.
And the provisions from the Freedom to Vote Act would increase access to the polls by expanding opportunities to vote early or by mail and providing for automatic voter registration and same-day registration. These provisions would also address some of the most urgent threats to the free and fair administration of elections.
Congress must safeguard democracy and the integrity of our elections from unprecedented attacks. Urge your Senators to act NOW to pass the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act so that everyone in every community can freely exercise the right to vote.