July 29, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. — All Voting is Local Action (AVL Action) joined more than 200 civil rights and democracy organizations to show their support for the reintroduction of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act in the Senate. Read the statement from AVL Action Executive Director Hannah Fried:
“John Lewis risked everything to ensure every voter – especially Black, Brown, Native American, and historically excluded voters – could cast their ballot free from discrimination. Lawmakers from the White House to statehouses continue to erode voting rights, attempting to consolidate power at all levels of government and introducing new barriers to voting – from trying to force Americans to show a passport to vote, to mass voter challenges that would restrict access to the ballot, to major voting rights cases before the U.S. Supreme Court that could make it harder for voters to cast a ballot by mail. This is our moment to continue the legacy of John Lewis. The freedom to vote is on the line and now is not the time to sit still.”
Read additional statements of support here.