To: Rep. Adrian Smith (NE-3)
Protect Voting Rights
The recent and various assaults on hard won voter protections in this country, and particularly the weakening of the Voter Rights Act by the Supreme Court threaten the voting rights of millions, particularly minorities and the elderly. In a democracy, the right to vote is a core right of the people protected by the constitution and guaranteed by the government.
Why is this important?
I am starting this petition because I have become increasingly alarmed by voter registration laws that make it increasingly difficult for some citizens of our country, in particular minorities and the elderly, to vote. Charges of voter fraud used to justify these laws consistently have been shown to be untrue. In a democracy, the basic right of all citizens to vote without undue burdens being placed in their way should be protected by all, not challenged in unseemly and cynical ways.