Asian Americans Advancing Justice Applauds Introduction
of John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act in the Senate and Urges Congress to
Act
WASHINGTON, DC —
October 5, 2021 ― The Senate introduced the John Lewis Voting
Rights Advancement Act this afternoon following the U.S. House of Representatives
passage of H.R. 4 (John Lewis VRAA) over a month ago. Civil rights
organizations in the Asian Americans Advancing Justice affiliation applaud the
introduction and look forward to working with the Senate to strengthen the bill
and pass the legislation to protect the right to vote.
Asian Americans
Advancing Justice, an affiliation of five independent civil rights
organizations, issues the following statement:
“We welcome the introduction of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
in the Senate. The Voting Rights Act has a long history of support across the
political spectrum, and we will continue to work with the Senate to refine this
legislation and secure every eligible person’s right to vote.
Asian American communities throughout the U.S. continue to encounter voting
discrimination, including inequitable access to language assistance and state
legislative efforts like SB 202 in GA, which make it harder for communities of
color to vote. The Voting Rights Advancement Act will restore and modernize
essential voting protections, such as
practice-based pre-clearance formulas, that have been missing since the
Shelby v. Holder Supreme Court decision that opened the floodgates to
discriminatory voting laws. We urge Congress to pass the John Lewis Voting
Rights Advancement Act and protect the right to vote for all.”
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