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WASHINGTON, DC – America Votes Senior Leadership Team issued the following statement today celebrating President Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court. “Judge Jackson’s brilliant legal mind, impeccable character, and unwavering dedication to equal justice under law are precisely what we need on the Court at a time when the… Read more »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 20, 2022 Contact: Anna Donohue, adonohue@americavotes.org Statement from America Votes Leadership on Senate Failing to Protect Voting Rights WASHINGTON, DC – Last night, the Senate once again failed to advance legislation to expand and protect the right to vote. Despite having the support of a majority of Americans, the… Read more »
By Greg Speed and Sara Schreiber The 2021 election has provided a new reminder of how fleeting progress in the fight to defend democracy can be. It has also reinforced how hard we must work to protect and empower people to vote next fall. America Votes is proud of the role our organization plays… Read more »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 21, 2021 Contact: Anna Donohue, adonohue@americavotes.org AV Statement on Senate Vote on Freedom to Vote Act WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, the vote to simply open up debate on the Freedom to Vote Act was defeated by Senate Republicans, the latest bill in a series of federal voting rights legislation… Read more »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 24, 2021 Contact: Anna Donohue, adonohue@americavotes.org Statement from America Votes Leadership on Passage of John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 4) WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 4). The bill establishes mechanisms for the federal government… Read more »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 2, 2021 Contact: Anna Donohue, adonohue@americavotes.org WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, the Supreme Court announced its decision in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, which brought into question the application of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in regard to two Arizona elections policies challenged as racially discriminatory. The Court upheld… Read more »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 23, 2021 Contact: Anna Donohue, adonohue@americavotes.org Statement from America Votes Leadership on Status of the For the People Act (S.1) WASHINGTON, DC– Tonight, Senate Republicans filibustered the For the People Act (S.1), the landmark voting rights bills that would enact sweeping reform to voting regulations, election administration, and gerrymandering, halting progress… Read more »
The America Votes Senior Leadership Team released the following statement after yesterday’s Chauvin trial verdict.
The America Votes Senior Leadership Team released the following statement after yesterday’s white supremacist mob’s attacks: Yesterday was a disgraceful day for American democracy. So is today. Every hour that passes without consequences for those who incited insurrection and those who voted to nullify the democratic process compounds the disgrace.
America Votes President Greg Speed released the following statement on the projected victory of Rev. Raphael Warnock and apparent victory of Jon Ossoff in the Georgia runoff elections for U.S. Senate