Solves democracy
Brennan Center for Justice 23 [Brennan Center for Justice; nonprofit law and public policy institute at New York University School of Law; 7-13-2023; "The Freedom to Vote Act"; Brennan Center for Justice; https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/freedom-vote-act; Accessed 7-21-2023; AW]
In the 2022 midterms, American democracy rallied. But despite the widespread rejection of election denial at the polls, efforts to undermine electoral systems and push anti-voter policies continue to proliferate. These and other attacks on democracy have often primarily targeted communities of color. Congress has the legal and constitutional power to strengthen our democracy by passing the Freedom to Vote Act. This landmark legislation sets baseline national standards to protect the freedom to vote, counter election denial, end partisan gerrymandering, and help curb big money in politics. It builds off momentum in states across the country to put in place pro-voter policies. Together with the John 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 pro-democracy law enacted in decades. Congress came achingly close to passing this package in 2022. Our democracy can’t wait.