VRAA 2024

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Tell your legislators to

Support the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (JLVRAA)

The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act seeks to restore and strengthen portions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that were struck down or weakened by the U.S. Supreme Court in several decisions, most notably the 2013 case "Shelby County v. Holder."

The House released its version H.R. 14 in September of 2023, and now the Senate has released its companion bill in 2024.

We must remind both chambers to support and pass the VRAA.

House of Reps

Subject: Support the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, now in both the Senate and House

Message:

As a constituent, I respectfully ask you to protect voting rights by cosponsoring and supporting the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. Recently introduced in the Senate and previously introduced in the House, this bill ensures our liberty. For democracy to work for all of us, it must include us all, regardless of race, ethnicity, language, or ability. As a person of faith and conscience inspired by Unitarian Universalist values, this matters to me profoundly. Voter suppression silences the voices of marginalized communities that deserve the right to access fair and free elections. Only with equal access to voting for all can our system of government be deemed equitable and representative of the people’s will. The passage of this bill would establish a new preclearance formula based on recent evidence of discrimination or on the adoption of defined practices that are known to be discriminatory. This carefully circumscribed procedure is a critical step toward ensuring that those who benefit from suppressing votes cannot disenfranchise communities of color by law. Without equal voting access for all, our democracy is at significant risk. Can I count on you to support and cosponsor the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act?

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