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EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">Dear Lucas, 
During the past two years, I've been extremely alarmed by the effort by
Republican legislatures and governors all over the country to disenfranchise
voters by passing cost-prohibitive voter ID laws, purging eligible voters from
the voter rolls, limiting early voting periods and restricting access to the
ballot.
This coordinated voter disenfranchisement effort is simply unacceptable. Men
and women fought and died for the right to vote, we should be expanding access
to voting, not restricting it.
That's why I'm proud to have joined forces with civil rights leader Rep. John
Lewis to introduce The Voter Empowerment Act in the U.S. Senate. By passing
this bill, Congress can restore access, integrity and accountability to our
voting process.
But
I need you to join the fight. The Democratic Governors Association and I have
launched a nationwide call to action to urge Republicans to stop
disenfranchising voters and support the Voter Empowerment Act. Please add your
name to the growing chorus of Americans calling for expanded voting rights.
The Voter Empowerment Act would expand access to voting by modernizing the
voter registration process, allowing online and same-day registration around
the country. This bill would make sure that provisional ballots are available
and are counted at all polling locations and would restore integrity to our
voting process by setting standards for voting machines, which require voters
to receive confirmation of their vote so they can be assured the vote they cast
was in fact counted. And it would also ensure that the votes of our youth and
those living or serving in the military overseas are counted.
As we have seen over the past two years, our voting laws need to be
strengthened to ensure the most Americans are able to use the precious right
that Rep. John Lewis and so many of his peers in the civil rights movement
fought so hard for.
Please
join me and the Democratic Governors Association to urge Republicans to stop
disenfranchising voters and support the Voter Empowerment Act so all Americans'
votes can be counted.
Thank you for joining the fight to end GOP voter suppression!
- Kirsten