I am starting this petition because a lot of states have passed laws that discriminate against the voting right of minorities and people of color. I am a non-white person.

We can not continue to sit back and do nothing while the GOP bullies, cheats, steals, lies, and buys election outcomes while continually dismantling OUR Democratic Election Process...

Voting rights are what we have left. Corporate greed and biased media are attempting to steamroll the common sense out of America.

The Voting Rights Act is one of the most important pieces of civil rights legislation Congress has ever passed. Last year's Supreme Court decision weakened critical provisions of it. Right now, Congress can restore those protections of it. Right now, Congress can restore those protections by passing this important bill. Rep. Bishop should support this effort by cosponsoring and fighting for a strong bill.

To gain California support to protect voting rights through Congressional legislation. I have not been effected.

The Voting Rights Act is one of the most important pieces of civil rights legislation Congress has ever passed. Last year's Supreme Court decision weakened critical provisions of it. Right now, Congress can restore those protections by passing this important bill. Rep. Smith should support this effort by cosponsoring and fighting for a strong bill.

The gay choir director at an Indiana church can't get his job back because the new pastor 'doesn't want to work with someone like [that]' -- so the congregation is voting with their feet. The newly appointed pastor of Alexandria United Methodist Church won't allow Adam Fraley, a beloved former choir director who served for six years, to return. What's more, when the church's elected lay leader stood up for Fraley, the pastor removed him from his leadership position. Local Methodist officials admit that there's nothing in church rules preventing a church from having gay staff members, but so far they haven't intervened, even as lifelong members of this small-town congregation have left in disgust and the story has made national news. Let's show the Indiana Methodist bishop that people across the country are standing with the pro-equality congregants who 'want their church back.'

The Voting Rights Act is one of the most important pieces of civil rights legislation Congress has ever passed. Last year's Supreme Court decision weakened critical provisions of it. Right now, Congress can AND MUST restore those protections.

If we diminish the rights of any one person to vote we diminish the fabric of our constitution. Many people put their lives on the line to give everyone the right to vote and that right should continue to be protected. Rep. Denham should support this effort by consponsoring and fighting for the right of all people in this country to be able to exercise this right.

Politicians have used the Supreme Court decision to restrict voting for people who might not vote for them. We want as many people voting as possible, without any obstacles.

Last year, the Supreme Court gutted the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965. Since then, Republicans across the country have raced to implement new restrictive laws that would do exactly what the Voting Rights Act was meant to protect. Late last week, Representatives Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) and John Conyers (D-MI) and Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) introduced new legislation—the Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014—that would strengthen the Voting Rights Act. This bill isn't perfect but is the best vehicle we have for restoring the rights struck down by the Supreme Court last year.

The Voting Rights Act is one of the most important pieces of civil rights legislation Congress has ever passed. Last year's Supreme Court decision weakened critical provisions of VRA. Right now, Congress can restore those protections by passing this important bill. Congressman Ruiz should support this effort by cosponsoring and fighting for a strong bill.