U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján Statement On Supreme Court Decision In Arizona Voting Rights Case
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FARMINGTON U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court upheld a Republican-led effort in Arizona to restrict voting access:
“Republican-led state legislatures are undermining the sacred right to vote and blocking Hispanic, Black, Native American, and minority voters from accessing the ballot box.
“Today’s Supreme Court ruling is a setback for voting rights, but this fight is far from over. I am proud to be leading the Native American Voting Right Act to safeguard voters’ access to the ballot box on Tribal lands. Congress should pass the Native American Voting Rights Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act to restore fair elections and safeguard Americans’ sacred right to vote. After this decision, we have a necessary and urgent obligation to do so.”
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1 Jul 2021
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Cuomo Primetime,” Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) stated that “when constituents push back, when corporate America pushes back, the legislatures will do the right thing” on voting laws.
Manchin said the John Lewis Voting Rights Act is the way to ensure we have fair, open, and secure elections and that he thinks a bipartisan deal on voting legislation can be reached.
He added, “Chris, when I was secretary of state…we used to have competitions, who could get the highest percentage of turnout. We did everything we could. … Why it’s gotten to the point of this, and I think people will push back and I think when constituents push back, when corporate America pushes back, the legislatures will do the right thing or they’ll be gone.”