SHOCKING: Trump's win? Voter suppression used by Republicans! (Urgent Petition!)

URGENT: Nationwide voting restrictions prevented MILLIONS from voting If you are having trouble viewing this email, [click here.] The following sponsored message from Progressive Turnout Project has been sent to you via Mother Jones. We’re a nonprofit, and a majority of our budget comes from readers like you—but revenue from advertisers helps us run a stable business, maintain independence, and produce more of the hard-hitting journalism you expect from us. [URGENT: Nationwide voting restrictions prevented MILLIONS from voting] [Sign our petition urging Congress to take immediate action to restore the Voting Rights Act:Â] [ADD YOUR NAME →] --------------------------------------------------------------- The 2016 Presidential Election was the first election in 50 years without the Voting Rights Act. After the Supreme Court gutted basic protections to our innate right to vote, Republicans set to work guaranteeing that Democratic-leaning voters wouldn’t be able to cast their ballots. And it worked. A shocking new report analyzing this year’s election revealed widespread and significant voting problems across the country.[1] WISCONSIN: 300,000 registered voters lacked the photo ID necessary to cast their ballots. Trump won Wisconsin by only 27,000 votes. NORTH CAROLINA: 158 fewer polling locations in 40 predominantly African American districts. African American turnout decreased by 16% in North Carolina. These voting problems are the DIRECT result of the Supreme Court gutting the Voting Rights Act in 2013. Since then, the Court has allowed states to pass their own election rules without federal approval. And predictably, budgets were slashed and urban neighborhoods that consistently vote Democratic were hit significantly harder than rural, Republican-leaning areas. That’s why we’re calling on Congress to restore the Voting Rights Act, so everyone has the opportunity to participate in our Democracy: [Click here to sign the petition →] This November was one of the most consequential elections in modern history. And Republican elected officials managed to steal it -- and elect one of the most unqualified Presidents in U.S. history -- by suppressing the Democratic vote. We cannot afford to let this happen again. Voting is one of the most fundamental components of a healthy democracy. And unless Congress restores the Voting Rights Act, millions of Americans will continue to be robbed of this basic right. We’re collecting 25,000 signatures to DEMAND Congress restore the Voting Rights Act immediately. Will you sign on? [ADD YOUR NAME →] [ Thanks for standing up for democracy, - The Progressive Turnout Project --------------------------------------------------------------- [1]The Nation | The GOP’s Attack on Voting Rights Was the Most Under-Covered Story of 2016 | [11/9/16]  [Progressive Turnout Project] Progressive Turnout Project P.O. Box 215 Northbrook, IL 60065-0215 Paid for by the Progressive Turnout Project and not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.   --------------------------------------------------------------- Mother Jones and its non-profit publisher, the Foundation for National Progress, does not endorse any political candidate, political organization, commercial product, process or service, and the views expressed in this communication do not constitute an endorsement, recommendation or favoring by Mother Jones. For advertising opportunities see our online [media kit]. This message was sent to {EMAIL}. To stop receiving Mother Jones' advertising emails, or manage your preferences for our emails, click [here]. [MOTHERJONES.COM] 222 Sutter Street, #600 San Francisco, CA USA 94108