ACTION: Submit a comment using Senator Murray and Cantwell’s web forms to tell them to help eliminate the power of dark money, and ensure that elections financing remains in voting rights legislation.
Sample language:
Elections should be easy to vote in and hard to buy off. Republicans might say "election integrity," but by opposing democracy reform, their actions yell "voter suppression.” We need the For the People Act/John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to amplify the power of small donations.
The maximum small donation that could be matched would be capped at $200. This program isn’t funded by taxpayer dollars; instead, the money would come from adding a 4.75 percent fee on criminal and civil fines, fees, penalties, or settlements with banks and corporations that commit corporate malfeasance (think Wells Fargo).
ACTION: Submit a comment using Senator Murray and Cantwell’s web forms to tell them to help eliminate the power of dark money, and ensure that elections financing remains in voting rights legislation.
Sample language:
Elections should be easy to vote in and hard to buy off. Republicans might say "election integrity," but by opposing democracy reform, their actions yell "voter suppression.” We need the For the People Act/John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to amplify the power of small donations.
Reference to counter Republican disinformation about the financing components of S.1: https://www.vox.com/2021/3/3/22309123/house-democrats-pass-voting-rights-bill-hr1