Tag Archive for: voter suppression

D21 On Senate Introduction Of The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act

Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Democracy 21 applauds the Senate introduction of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (S. 4), led […]

Trump & GOP Ramp Up Voter Suppression Efforts

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on voting last month called Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections. Based on past performance, however, we can be […]

D21 Joins In Urging U.S. House To Oppose The SAVE Act

In a letter to U.S. Representatives, the Declaration for American Democracy (DFAD) — a coalition including Democracy 21 and more than 260 organizations working to […]

D21 Applauds Senate Introduction Of The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act

Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Democracy 21 applauds the Senate introduction today of the essential John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, led […]

Elections And Democracy Under Siege

Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | May 4, 2023 Former President Donald Trump and his coup plotters failed when they tried to steal the 2020 election. […]

Rising Suppression: Voices. Voters. Books.

Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | April 27, 2023 Attacks on our democracy are rising, led by efforts to suppress voices, voters, and even books. Voices […]

The New Republic: Will The Democrats Fight To Save Democracy?

The battle against voter suppression and election sabotage must be fought in the states and local communities, D21 President Fred Wertheimer tells The New Republic […]

Texas Shows The Big Impact Of Trump’s Big Lie

Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | March 31, 2022 Trump’s Big Lie that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him was used last year as […]

The New Jim Crow Laws Are Already Having An Impact On The Primaries

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE  |  February 17, 2022 The attacks on our democracy are moving into the 2022 primary elections. New state voter suppression laws […]

Trump’s Ceaseless Efforts To Undermine Our Democracy

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE  |  February 10, 2022 The greatest attacks on voting rights since the days before the Voting Rights Act of 1965 began […]