Tag Archive for: Freedom To Vote Act

The Destructive Impact Of Voter Suppression

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE  |  JANUARY 27, 2022 If anyone had any doubt about the destructive impact that last week’s defeat in the Senate of […]

“The Fight Goes On.”

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE  |  JANUARY 20, 2022 American democracy suffered a major defeat last night. Last night, 52 Senators voted down a filibuster rules […]

Statement of D21 On The Senate Voting Down A Filibuster Rules Change That Would Have Allowed Voting Rights To Pass By Majority Vote

  “The Fight Goes On.”  Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer American democracy suffered a major defeat last night. Last night, 52 Senators voted […]

National Pro-Democracy Coalition Calls On Senate Democrats To Hold The Floor Until The Freedom To Vote: John R. Lewis Act Is Passed

On Tuesday night, as the Senate continued debate on the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act, a coalition of 63 organizations and partners, including […]

Sports Legends Endorse Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act

  “[W]e are united now in urging Congress to exercise its Constitutional responsibility to enact laws that set national standards for the conduct of Federal […]

D21 Urges Senate To Engage In Extended Debate On Voting Rights

  In a letter today, Democracy 21 urged the 50 Senators who support the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act to “do whatever it […]

D21 Vice President Matt Keller Discusses Status Of Voting Rights Legislation And More In New Interview

  The Surreal News  |  Friday, December 17, 2021   “We’re on the cusp of passing the most transformational reform and voting rights legislation since […]

Recent FEC Ruling That Foreign Interests Can Finance Referendum Campaigns In U.S. Would Be Overturned By Freedom To Vote Act Pending In Senate

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) recently ruled that foreign governments, foreign corporations, and other foreign interests can finance referendum campaigns in the United States. This interpretation of […]

Bypassing The Filibuster Rules Will Save Voting Rights For Millions Of Americans

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | October 28, 2021 The stage is now set for enacting historic voting rights, anti-corruption, and anti-gerrymandering legislation. This essential legislation […]

The Battle For The Freedom To Vote Act Moves Forward

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | October 21, 2021 On Wednesday, Senate Republicans used a filibuster to block consideration of Senator Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) compromise voting […]