#RestoretheVote
12 years ago this week, the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act in Shelby v. Holder, ending preclearance protections. Since then, efforts to restrict voting access have only accelerated — especially in communities long targeted by discrimination. #RestoreTheVote
June 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Across the nation, extremists are attacking our democracy by making it harder for Americans to vote.

I’m backing the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to stop restrictive voting laws from taking effect.
#RestoreTheVote
March 7, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Today, I joined Rep. Terri Sewell and @housedemocrats.bsky.social to introduce the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to protect voting rights and guarantee every American’s voice is heard at the ballot box. #RestoreTheVote
March 6, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Today marks the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, when marchers were attacked in Selma. Unfortunately, states continue to restrict voting rights. The need to #RestoretheVote is urgent – why I’m proud to cosponsor Rep. Terri Sewell’s John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
March 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
It's been 60 years since hundreds of marchers were attacked in Selma, Alabama while demonstrating for the right to vote.

Today, the fight for voting rights is just as urgent. That's why I'm a proud supporter of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. #RestoreTheVote
March 7, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Republicans are attacking our democracy by trying to pass restrictive voting laws. Today House Democrats reintroduced the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to protect voting rights and ensure every citizen’s voice is heard. #RestoreTheVote
March 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I am proud to be a cosponsor of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to ensure the right to vote is protected. We cannot allow extremists to undermine our democracy and silence our voices.
#RestoreTheVote
March 5, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Fortunately, this can no longer happen in Minnesota. It is absolutely unbelievable that the ability to participate in a basic civil right like voting can vary state to state. #Restorethevote
The nearly decade-long case of Crystal Mason, who was sentenced to 5 yrs in prison over a voting error, will end with an acquittal

The wife of the current district attorney, who fought to keep her conviction in place, asked Crystal if she would consider voting for him
Texas woman triumphs as court upholds acquittal in voting error case
Crystal Mason has spent nearly a decade fighting conviction for casting provisional ballot that ultimately wasn’t counted
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2026 at 11:23 PM
In the years since, states have rushed to restrict the vote. But that's not the end of the story. We WILL #RestoreTheVote.
June 25, 2026 at 4:33 PM
This is more than a new month. It is the beginning of Virginia’s next chapter.

VOTE YES ON QUESTION 3, VIRGINIA!

Happy “august”!

#August #folklore #TaylorSwift #Virginia #VoteYes #Question3 #RestoreTheVote #VotingRights
August 1, 2026 at 7:32 AM
🗳️ No matter our background, every Minnesotan deserves an equal say in our democracy. That’s why we came together in 2023 to #RestoreTheVote in our state. We’re so excited that more than 6,000 newly eligible voters cast their ballots last year! 🎉
www.startribune.com/thousands-of...
Thousands of formerly incarcerated Minnesotans cast ballots after law restored their right to vote
Groups sent more than 90,000 mailers, made nearly 8,000 phone calls and knocked on more than 5,000 doors to spread the word about the law.
www.startribune.com
May 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The Callais decision has opened the door to the erosion of Black representation across the South. John Lewis always told us to get in good trouble, and to find a way to get in the way. That is exactly what this moment demands. #GoodTrouble #RestoreTheVote
July 17, 2026 at 5:02 PM
TT I've read only local media like you report on TX closing 1000s of polls for the last 20 years but only in Dem/low income/Latino areas. It rarely/never is reported on network corp media. civilrights.org/democracy-di...
Democracy Diverted: Polling Place Closures and the Right to Vote
In the 6 years since Shelby County v. Holder gutted key voter protections, more than 1,600 polling sites have been closed in 13 states. It’s time for Congress to act: tell them to #RestoreTheVOTE and ...
civilrights.org
September 17, 2026 at 5:49 PM
In 2016, The Leadership Conference Education Fund identified 868 polling place closures in formerly Section 5 jurisdictions in our initial report, The Great Poll Closure.
civilrights.org/democracy-di...
Democracy Diverted: Polling Place Closures and the Right to Vote
In the 6 years since Shelby County v. Holder gutted key voter protections, more than 1,600 polling sites have been closed in 13 states. It’s time for Congress to act: tell them to #RestoreTheVOTE and ...
civilrights.org
October 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I live in a state where none of it happened and live in a city. If I go first thing in the morning, it's maybe a ten-minute wait. After work? 30-45 minutes.

In Atlanta, where they'd closed a ton of sites? 8+ hour waits.
civilrights.org/democracy-di...
Democracy Diverted: Polling Place Closures and the Right to Vote
In the 6 years since Shelby County v. Holder gutted key voter protections, more than 1,600 polling sites have been closed in 13 states. It’s time for Congress to act: tell them to #RestoreTheVOTE and ...
civilrights.org
November 5, 2024 at 5:45 PM
TX has been Election Fraud cheating for 30+ years. TX did this leading up to 2016 election too when Bernie was running, the entire Corp Media did NOT report it, it was only found in local TX news. For 30 years I've heard my gop neighbors speak "all media is Liberal"! civilrights.org/democracy-di...
Democracy Diverted: Polling Place Closures and the Right to Vote
In the 6 years since Shelby County v. Holder gutted key voter protections, more than 1,600 polling sites have been closed in 13 states. It’s time for Congress to act: tell them to #RestoreTheVOTE and ...
civilrights.org
September 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Good idea!

We don’t have enough polling places though. Closing libraries and schools will make a bad situation worse.

civilrights.org/democracy-di...
February 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
YES!! Many of us have been calling for #strategicnonviolentaction . Please heed the call and join us.
#GOPOut
#RestoreTheVote
#NewElection
February 2, 2025 at 6:19 AM
In 2024, the decline in voter turnout was most pronounced in the state’s most populous, urban counties of Harris, Bexar, Dallas and Travis.

www.texastribune.org/2024/11/06/t....

National polling site closures…

civilrights.org/democracy-di....
Democracy Diverted: Polling Place Closures and the Right to Vote
In the 6 years since Shelby County v. Holder gutted key voter protections, more than 1,600 polling sites have been closed in 13 states. It’s time for Congress to act: tell them to #RestoreTheVOTE and ...
civilrights.org
August 9, 2025 at 3:50 AM