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To: Congress and state legislators
Tell Congress: End felony disenfranchisement
Every citizen deserves a vote. But as of 2020, one in 16 Black Americans of voting age have lost their voting rights due to unjust felony voting laws and our criminal legal system that locks up people of color and poor people at a disproportionate rate.
We need to overturn unjust felony voting laws and ensure that no one is wrongfully denied a say in our democracy.
We need to overturn unjust felony voting laws and ensure that no one is wrongfully denied a say in our democracy.
Why is this important?
Consider this shocking fact: as of 2020, one in 16 Black Americans of voting age have lost their voting rights.
Why? Because our criminal legal system locks up people of color and poor people at a disproportionate rate – combined with unjust felony voting laws that strip people with felonies of their sacred right to vote.
Imagine if you didn't have a say in who served as your mayor, governor, Congressmembers, or president. Your power, your place, and your voice in our democracy – all taken away.
It’s happening to millions of Americans right now because of felony disenfranchisement. And despite the fact that a majority of us believe that those with felonies should never lose their right to vote – our mass incarceration system is designed to silence the voices and communities most impacted by it.
These outdated laws are rooted in the Jim Crow era, and – and disproportionately impact communities of color and low-income communities.
With less than 100 days to go before this year’s all-important midterm elections, we must demand justice for the 5.2 million Americans who are being wrongfully silenced.
Join us in demanding that no one is wrongfully denied a say in our democracy.
Why? Because our criminal legal system locks up people of color and poor people at a disproportionate rate – combined with unjust felony voting laws that strip people with felonies of their sacred right to vote.
Imagine if you didn't have a say in who served as your mayor, governor, Congressmembers, or president. Your power, your place, and your voice in our democracy – all taken away.
It’s happening to millions of Americans right now because of felony disenfranchisement. And despite the fact that a majority of us believe that those with felonies should never lose their right to vote – our mass incarceration system is designed to silence the voices and communities most impacted by it.
These outdated laws are rooted in the Jim Crow era, and – and disproportionately impact communities of color and low-income communities.
With less than 100 days to go before this year’s all-important midterm elections, we must demand justice for the 5.2 million Americans who are being wrongfully silenced.
Join us in demanding that no one is wrongfully denied a say in our democracy.