End Citizens United // Let America Vote Action Fund President Tiffany Muller issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court hearing today for the voting rights case Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee (DNC), a case primarily focused on the key provision of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act:
“The Voting Rights Act is our country’s strongest line of defense against racially-charged, discriminatory voting measures. Since 1965, it has curbed discrimination and rampant voter suppression disproprtionately impacting minority voters across the country. Retaining the vitality of the Voting Rights Act by affirming Section 2, which protects access to the ballot for communities of color, is critical to safeguarding all Americans’ fundamental right to vote and the integrity of our democracy.
“While our country has a long, dark history of voter suppression that has targeted minority voters, Republican politicians ramped up their vicious attack to restrict voting rights this past election cycle, and are continuing to do so this year. In today’s hearing of Brnovich v. DNC, the Supreme Court must affirm that racist and discriminatory voting policies have no place in our democracy. The vibrancy of our country depends on every voters’ vote being counted and heard. Strengthening local and federal laws to make voting as accessible as possible is the only option to ensure the strength of America’s election system and democracy for generations to come.”
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