Local election officials helped shaped the For the People Act

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Today's must-read: "As an election official in Concord, I’m dismayed at the avalanche of misinformation about the For the People Act at recent legislative hearings, on the airwaves and in news articles and opinion pieces."

My Turn: Local election officials helped shaped the For the People Act
No matter what we look like or who we vote for, most of us believe that our elected leaders should deliver for us and protect our democracy. But a handful of politicians in state legislatures across...
concordmonitor.com
8:21 AM · Jun 21, 2021

https://www.concordmonitor.com/My-Turn-Local-election-officials-shaped-changes-to-For-the-People-Act-41003823

No matter what we look like or who we vote for, most of us believe that our elected leaders should deliver for us and protect our democracy. But a handful of politicians in state legislatures across the country, and here in New Hampshire, are actually working against the will of the voters.

On June 23, the US Senate will vote on the For the People Act (H.R. 1/S.B. 1), an anti-corruption and pro-voting rights bill that a bipartisan majority of Americans support. The For the People Act would curb the influence of dark money in our elections, enact strong ethics laws, end partisan gerrymandering, modernize and harden our voting systems and guarantee equal access to the ballot box for all voters. Polling shows that 83% of Americans – Republican, Democrat, independent – support these policies. Granite Staters, too, want legislation that protects our freedom to vote and our power to make our voices heard in the State House in Concord and in Washington, D.C.

The For the People Act, which has already passed the House, has recently encountered headwinds in the Senate. Every step we have taken toward progress in our nation’s past has been met with resistance, whether it was ending slavery, expanding the franchise to woman or passing marriage equality. Just as we have fought throughout our history for our freedom to vote, we are fighting now to ensure that Americans are able to cast a vote and have it counted.

As an election official in Concord, I’m dismayed at the avalanche of misinformation about the For the People Act at recent legislative hearings, on the airwaves and in news articles and opinion pieces. I can’t address it all here, but it is important for Granite Staters to know that the US Senate Rules Committee has made crucial amendments to the bill in response to changes that local election officials requested from their representatives in Washington, changes that some NH legislators are failing to acknowledge.

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