President Joe Biden used his State of the Union address on Tuesday to call on the Senate to pass legislation to secure votes and improve the election process across America.
Biden claims U.S. states are actively passing laws intended to suppress citizens' votes and he has plans to stop it. He asked the Senate to pass the Freedom to Vote Act, the John Lewis Voting Rights Act and the DISCLOSE Act.
“The most fundamental right in America is the right to vote – and to have it counted," Biden said from the U.S. Capitol. "And it’s under assault. In state after state, new laws have been passed, not only to suppress the vote, but to subvert entire elections."
Eighteen states, which covers more than 36% of the nation’s population, have been added to VoteRef.com, a database designed to show the discrepancy between the number of voters and number of votes cast. It allows crowdsourcing of potential voter fraud activity. The Voter Reference Foundation seeks to add all 50 states by the end of 2022.
The Freedom to Vote Act is a bill that addresses national standards for how U.S. states manage elections. The bill would expand voter registration and voting access and also establishes Election Day as a federal holiday.
The John Lewis Voting Rights Act would establish new criteria for determining which states and political subdivisions must obtain pre-clearance before changes to voting practices may take effect.
The DISCLOSE Act would require organizations spending money in federal elections to disclose their donors. It would allow the American people to see who is attempting to sway their elections and gain control over their government.
