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Voting

plan of action

Modernize the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Create a new framework to determine which states and localities are subject to preclearance. Rely on recent evidence and examples of current suppression and discrimination instead of historical patterns of behavior to address the U.S. Supreme Court’s concerns.

Allow Americans to sue to block voting laws and practices they believe to be intentionally discriminatory, or if they believe their constitutional right to vote is being infringed upon.

Pass legislation that protects our elections from voter suppression and partisan sabotage.

Demand partisan gerrymandering end. Require uniform rules for congressional redistricting and encourage all states to use an independent, bipartisan commission to draw the maps.

Endorse a national standard for voter identification requirements.

Expand access to the ballot, to include early voting, mail voting, automatic voter registration, online voter registration, and same day voter registration.

Strictly prohibit – and establish severe penalties for – the dissemination of false and misleading information designed to dissuade eligible voters from voting.

Establish federal criminal penalties for deceiving voters and increase existing penalties for voter intimidation.

Require local election offices use .gov domains.

Encourage all states to count their mail and absentee ballots before Election Day to avoid confusion.

Encourage Congress to pass legislation to set minimum early voting requirements for states.

Expand the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to include automatic, permanent voter registration laws.

Eliminate ballot gathering/ballot collecting. Only allow family members, household members, or caregivers to return ballots on behalf of someone else.

Restore federal voting rights to formerly incarcerated citizens upon their release. Encourage states to establish consistent laws among one another to replace the confusing patchwork of existing state laws.

Establish federal requirements for state ballot design using best practices developed by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission and its chosen partners.

Require states to ensure that voting lines last no longer than two hours.

Protect voting access for Americans with disabilities.

Strengthen and empower the U.S. Election Assistance Commission.

Shine a Bright Light on Dark Money

Significantly restructure the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to guarantee strenuous, NONPARTISAN, and fair enforcement.

Demand that any entity that raises more the $10,000 in a federal election disclose its donors.

Tighten rules to ensure that super PACs are truly independent of candidates.

Extend last-minute major donor reporting requirements to Super PACs.

Pass legislation that modernizes campaign finance laws to account for online political advertising, expanding the regulation of TV and radio ads to internet ads. The legislation should also increase election advertising transparency by allowing the public to see who bought an online political ad, regardless of its origin.

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