Allred Helps Introduce Bill to Strengthen Election Administration

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Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32), co-led the introduction of the Sustaining Our Democracy Act, with Representatives Nikema Williams (GA-05), Marc Veasey (TX-33), Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07) and Terri Sewell (AL-07). The Sustaining Our Democracy Act would provide $20 billion in mandatory federal funding over the next decade to help states and local governments support election administration, including by training and recruiting nonpartisan poll workers and election officials and increasing access to voting in underserved communities.

"Nothing is more important than the integrity of our democracy, and our election administration should be efficient and free from partisan interference," said Allred. "As a former voting rights attorney, I know that our free and fair elections are what set American democracy apart, and we must protect it. It's why I am proud to help lead this bill that will invest in election security and help eligible voters cast their ballot."

Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced companion legislation in the Senate.

This builds on Allred's efforts to protect American elections from interference and subversion. He helped lead the introduction of the Preventing Election Subversion Act, a bill that would institute new federal safeguards to insulate state election administration from partisan pressure. Allred also led the introduction of the Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act, which would establish greater safeguards against potential election subversion efforts and expand existing protections against election interference to include the vote counting and certification process.

The Sustaining our Democracy Act is endorsed by numerous organizations including: National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, End Citizens United/Let America Vote, Common Cause, Fair Fight Action, National Action Network, Spread the Vote, Southern Coalition for Social Justice and the Asian American Advocacy Fund.

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