U.S : Tell your Senator to support the "SECURE ELECTION ACT"

We need paper ballots to make elections secure and prevent accusations of voter fraud.

Tell your Senator to support the "Secure Elections Act."

Dear friend. 

Our election process is threatened by our election records not being backed up with paper ballots. Our digital ballots could potentially be hacked leaving our system vulnerable. History has shown us election outcomes coming under question leads to Black voter freedom being attacked and restricted. When Trump distracted from questions about his election he did so by accusing Black communities of voter fraud and launching a commission designed to substantiate his lie and restrict Black people's freedom to vote¹.

Our freedom to vote is constantly under attack while elections are not secured. Tell the Senate to pass the "Secure Elections Act" today.

The "Secure Elections Act" has been introduced by a bipartisan group of Senators led by Democratic Senator Kamala Harris. It will provide states with the funding they need to make sure ballots have paper records that can't be hacked and we are able to be audit our elections. With this legislation, we will make sure that our election results are legitimate and Black voters are more secure in their freedom to vote.

To ensure the validity of our elections, we need to safeguard the ballot by having paper records for elections.Without this, we will have widespread doubts about the validity of any election we hold, and history has shown that Black voter freedom will be targeted for restriction. As Congressional testimonies have shown the government has done nothing to secure our elections². While we ignore the common sense calls to move to paper ballots states like Arkansas are passing updated voter ID laws³.

We know elected officials would use any election issues to attack Black voters. Let us be proactive and secure our elections now.

Instead of working to push the lie that we need to enact Voter ID laws aimed at Black voters, we need to pass legislation aimed at the actual threat to our elections. The Secure Elections Act is the bare minimum we could do if we want to make sure our elections are secure against actual fraud. Donald Trump has done absolutely nothing to make Americans feel more secure about their elections instead he has been pushing a narrative to throw them further in doubt, it is time for the Senate to act. Black people understand the importance of free and fair elections as we are still fighting to have our freedom to vote fully recognized. Tell the Senate to pass the "Secure Elections Act" to safeguard the ballot we are still fighting for.  

Sign the petition now and make sure your voice is heard.

Until justice is real,

Kathleen Ferris

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References :

1. "Trump's controversial election integrity commission is gone. Here's what comes next." The Washington Post, 1-4-2018, https://act.colorofchange.org/go/25774?t=10&akid=9703%2E1942551%2EXxp_V0
2. "Trump has done nothing to stop Russia from meddling in the 2018 midterms," Vox, 3-1-2018,  https://act.colorofchange.org/go/25775?t=12&akid=9703%2E1942551%2EXxp_V0
3. "Arkansas Governor Signs Bill Reinstating Voter ID law" Fortune, 3-25-2017,  http://act.colorofchange.org/go/25776?t=14&akid=9703%2E1942551%2EXxp_V0

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