The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act would prevent discriminatory practices and rules in voting from being implemented in states and localities where discrimination is persistent and pervasive, protecting access to the vote for all eligible voters, regardless of race, color, or membership in language minority groups. It would also prevent partisans from sabotaging election results. The Freedom to Vote Act is a broad package of voting, redistricting, election security, and campaign finance reforms that would ensure minimum national standards for voting access for every American.
#77 DAYS TO SUBVERT THE ELECTION FREE#
Two bills that would head off many of the assaults on free and fair elections have passed the House of Representatives and are awaiting Senate votes. Congress has the power to take bold action now to protect American voters from the kinds of restrictions enacted this year and the looming threats to voters and elections that may be imposed in 2022 and beyond.
There are solutions to this alarming and unprecedented attack on our democracy. These early indicators - coupled with the ongoing mobilization around the Big Lie (the same false rhetoric about voter fraud that drove this year’s unprecedented wave of vote suppression bills) - suggest that efforts to restrict and undermine the vote will continue to be a serious threat in 2022. In addition, at least 152 restrictive voting bills in 18 states will carry over from 2021. So far, at least 13 bills restricting access to voting have been pre-filed footnote2_h2lusn7 2 Pre-filed bills are bills that are submitted for introduction before a legislative session begins.įor the 2022 legislative session in four states. Unfortunately, the momentum around this legislation continues. To interfere with election processes or even reject election results entirely. 7, would have granted such a power to other partisan actors like elected judges. 2720, would have empowered state legislatures to reject the results of an election. And in a new trend this year, legislators introduced bills to allow partisan actors footnote1_s9kkump 1 These “election sabotage” bills, which are discussed further below, would have empowered a variety of partisan actors to reject or meddle with election results. More than a third of all restrictive voting laws enacted since then were passed this year. These numbers are extraordinary: state legislatures enacted far more restrictive voting laws in 2021 than in any year since the Brennan Center began tracking voting legislation in 2011. More than 440 bills with provisions that restrict voting access have been introduced in 49 states in the 2021 legislative sessions.
In 2021, the state legislative push to restrict access to voting was not only aggressive - it was also successful.īetween January 1 and December 7, at least 19 states passed 34 laws restricting access to voting. Advance Constitutional Change Show / hideĬlick here for the most recent Voting Laws Roundup.
National Task Force on Democracy Reform & the Rule of Law.Government Targeting of Minority Communities Show / hide.Campaign Finance in the Courts Show / hide.Gerrymandering & Fair Representation Show / hide.Ensure Every American Can Vote Show / hide.
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