Pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act and Restore Federal Review

1,688 polling places closed after preclearance ended, and states passed a record 47 restrictive voting laws since the 2024 election.

A letter to your members of Congress. Facts checked October 15, 2026.

The explainer behind this letter Voting Rights Act The 1965 law that protected voters, and how courts cut it back

The Letter

Subject Cosponsor the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act

The Voting Rights Act took Black voter registration in Mississippi from 6.7% in 1964 to 59.8% in 1967. The Senate renewed it 98-0 in 2006, with no senator voting no.

Between 2012 and 2018, as preclearance ended, 1,688 polling places closed in formerly covered states, and states have passed a record 47 restrictive voting laws since the 2024 election. In April, Louisiana v. Callais made a discriminatory map far harder to challenge. Within weeks, Tennessee split Memphis, home to its only majority-Black congressional district, among three districts.

The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act would restore federal review for states with recent voting rights violations. It has sat in the Judiciary Committee since 2025 with no action.

Please cosponsor the John Lewis Act and press the Judiciary Committee to hold a vote on it this session.

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I'm calling about the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, H.R. 14 in the House and S. 2523 in the Senate.
Between 2012 and 2018, as preclearance ended, 1,688 polling places closed in formerly covered states, and states have passed a record 47 restrictive voting laws since the 2024 election.
The bill would restore federal review for states with recent violations. It has sat in the Judiciary Committee since 2025 with no action.
Please cosponsor it and press the committee for a vote this session.
I'm a constituent and I vote.

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The Facts Behind the Ask

1,688 polling places closed in 13 formerly covered states after Shelby County (2012-2018) (source)
98-0 Senate reauthorization vote in 2006. No senator voted no. (source)
47 restrictive voting laws enacted in 22 states from the 2024 election through September 1, 2026, a two-year record (source)

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