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1 The Freedom to Vote Act: The Bill Would Protect Our Elections from Voter Suppression, Partisan Sabotage, Gerrymandering, and Dark Money 1 (2021)

handle is hein.brennan/fmtvtac0001 and id is 1 raw text is: FACT SHEET The Freedom to Vote Act The bill would protect our elections from voter suppression, partisan sabotage, gerrymandering, and dark money. UPDATED NOVEMBER 3, 2021 O n September 14, a group of key Democratic senators introduced the Freedom to Vote Act, new comprehensive package of voting, redistrict- ing, and campaign finance reforms. With the support of Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the bill's sponsors include Sens. Amy Klobuchar, Tim Kaine, Angus King, Jeff Merkley, Alex Padilla, Jon Tester, Raphael Warnock, and Joe Manchin. The Freedom to Vote Act represents a major step forward in the push to enact comprehensive legislation to strengthen American democracy, promote racial justice and equity for all Americans, and thwart the assault on voting rights taking place in the states. It would set national standards to protect the freedom to vote, counter election sabotage, end partisan redistricting, and fix our broken campaign finance system. The bill includes many of the most important provisions that were also in the For the People Act (FTPA), which passed the House as H.R.1 in March, along with new safeguards to protect the integrity of vote counting and ensure sound election administration. Together with the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (which would restore and update the full protections of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965), the Freedom to Vote Act would be the most comprehensive democracyreform law enacted in decades. With congressional redistricting already underway and the 2022 midterm campaigns set to begin in earnest within months, there is no time to lose. Congress must act without delay. Key Provisions Expanding Opportunities to Vote Like the FTPA, the Freedom to Vote Act would create a baseline national standard for voting access, preempting many of the most onerous restrictions that have been passed or proposed recently in the states and expanding opportunities for all Americans to cast their ballots. Early voting: Like the FTPA, the Freedom to Vote Act would require all 50 states to offer early voting periods for at least two weeks prior to Election Day, including on nights and weekends, for at least 10 hours per day (except for jurisdictions with fewer than 3,000 voters, which Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law 1

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