| This year alone, at least 19 states have enacted 33 laws making it harder for Americans to vote. |
| PHOENIX — Last week, in another major blow to American democracy, Senate Republicans once again deployed the filibuster to block the historic John Lewis Voting Rights Act. The bill, named after the late civil rights icon, seeks to fight voter suppression and restore key parts of the landmark Voting Rights Act. Despite this major setback, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema—who refers to Lewis as a personal hero—continues to steadfastly support the archaic Senate rule that enables Republicans to thwart any attempt to protect voting rights. “Sen. Sinema’s stubborn defense of the Jim Crow filibuster is green lighting Republican attacks on our voting rights,” said the Primary Sinema Project. “If she refuses to change course, her legacy will forever be tied to voter suppression and the breakdown of American democracy.” As Republicans continue to weaponize the Senate filibuster to stonewall federal efforts to protect the right to vote, they are also waging a large-scale attack on American democracy by enacting voter suppression laws in states across the country. This year alone, nearly 20 states have enacted dozens of laws making it more difficult to vote. Most egregious of these laws may be Texas’s infamous Senate Bill 1. The sweeping legislation, signed into law just months ago, severely restricts how and when voters cast ballots, specifically taking aim at voting initiatives used to mobilize Black and brown communities. In Georgia, Republicans have gone so far as to ban giving out water to voters waiting hours in line to vote. In total, at least 19 states have enacted 33 laws making it harder for Americans to vote this year alone, including: AL H.B. 285 AL H.B. 538 AR H.B. 1112 AR H.B. 1244 AR H.B. 1715 AR S.B. 643 AZ S.B. 1003 AZ S.B. 1485 AZ S.B. 1819 FL S.B. 90 GA S.B. 202 IA S.F. 413 IA S.F. 568 ID H.B. 290 IN S.B. 398 KS H.B. 2183 KS H.B. 2332 KY H.B. 574 LA H.B. 167 MT H.B. 176 MT H.B. 530 MT S.B. 169 MT S.B. 196 NH H.B. 523 NH S.B. 31 NV S.B. 84 NY S.B. 264 OK H.B. 2663 TX H.B. 3920 TX S.B. 1111 TX S.B. 1 UT H.B. 12 WY H.B. 75 Despite this onslaught of voter suppression laws, including several in her own state, Sen. Sinema continues to avoid her constituents and refuses to answer questions about her stance on the filibuster or any other policy position—and voters are taking notice. New Data For Progress polling released just last month shows Sinema poised to lose the Democratic primary in 2024 as negative sentiment towards her continues to grow. |