Received this e-mail today from former Secretary of State and U.S. Senate candidate, Jason Kander’s (D. MO) group, Let America Vote:
Protecting access to the ballot box is critical, and it's only possible if we elect leaders who will stand up for voting rights across the country. We'd like to introduce you to three candidates who are on the front-lines of the battle to protect our right to vote.
Phil Murphy
Phil is running for governor of New Jersey this November. His voting rights platform includes support for same-day registration as well as online and automatic voter registration.
He will stand up to Trump’s voter suppression commission and efforts by New Jersey Republicans to make it more difficult to vote. After years of Chris Christie blocking efforts to expand access to early voting and online registration, we need a governor like Phil to champion voting rights. We’re proud of his platform and even more proud to support him.
Dr. Ralph Northam
Ralph is running for governor of Virginia this November. As a former member of the state Committee on Privileges and Elections, Ralph has defended Virginians’ voting rights against Republican efforts for many years.
His platform includes repealing Virginia’s restrictive voter ID law, enacting same-day voter registration, and voter rights restoration for Virginians with felony convictions that have served their time. Virginia Republicans are dead set on enacting voter suppression efforts statewide. That’s why we need a champion like Ralph to repel their efforts.
Stacey Abrams
Stacey is running for governor of Georgia in 2018. As House minority leader in the Georgia state legislature, she was a proud defender of voting rights and pushed back against voter suppression efforts.
When Republicans pushed a strict voter ID law through the legislature, she was one of the first critics to stand against it. If elected, Stacey is committed to rolling back years of restrictive voting laws and voter suppression efforts. She has a long record of fighting for the rights of vulnerable Georgians and we’re proud to endorse her.
Each of these candidates has a long history of defending our voting rights. Voter suppression efforts are ramping up nationwide ahead of the 2018 and 2020 elections.
With Trump and the Department of Justice in support of these efforts, we need voting rights champions more than ever to fight back.
Each of them is running in vital, competitive races and need all of the support they can get. Help Phil, Ralph, and Stacey hold the line and protect our right to vote by contributing.
Thank you,
Let America Vote
Click here to donate to Murphy, Northam and Abrams campaigns.