This week, Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL) reintroduced the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, a vital measure to protect the sacred right to vote. Every one of Sewell’s House Democratic colleagues joined as cosponsors. Former President Donald Trump unleashed a slew of new state voter suppression laws with his Big Lie that the 2020 presidential […]
“Protecting the sacred right to vote for all eligible Americans should be a priority for all Members of Congress.” Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, introduced in the House today, is a vitally important step forward in the work to protect the sacred right to vote for […]
Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | July 13, 2023 After a more than six-hour mark up in the House Administration Committee on Thursday, the Republican-led committee, on a party-line vote, approved H.R. 4563, the ACE Act. The full House is expected to vote on the measure before the August recess. This so-called American Confidence in Elections […]
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