Voting Rights

Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court halted a lower court order requiring Alabama to redraw its congressional map to create a second majority-minority district:

Washington D.C. — Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) joined Martin Luther King III and his family in Washington D.C. as they marched across the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge for the annual D.C. Peace Walk. She then spoke at a “Deliver for Voting Rights” rally with the King family, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman Joyce Beatty, and others to call on the Senate to reform its rules and pass the Freedom to Vote Act and the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

Atlanta, GA — Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) traveled to Atlanta, Georgia, with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris as they delivered remarks about the need to protect the sacred right to vote. Following President Biden’s address, Rep. Sewell released the following statement:

Washington D.C. — On Tuesday, January 11, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) will travel to Atlanta, Georgia, on Air Force One with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. There, President Biden will deliver remarks about the need to protect the constitutional right to vote and the integrity of our elections from corrupt attempts to strip law-abiding citizens of their fundamental freedoms and allow partisan state officials to undermine vote counting processes.