According to their data, with a few exceptions such as traditionally red states Louisiana and Indiana, the states that have enacted laws that expand voting access have voted for Democrats in recent federal elections. Manage all aspects of human resources. Lewis previously worked as the executive vice president of Everytown for Gun Safety, a lobbying group founded by former New York Mayor and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg that advocates for gun control measures. Non-profit executive with over 12 years of experience leading, training, and creating high impact teams. Conversely, the more restrictive voter laws are almost entirely coming from Republican-led states. The report analyzes the potential for COVID-19 to disproportionately impact communities of color in November. Megan Lewis is the Executive Director of Voting Rights Lab. Megan Lewis Executive Director Voting Rights Lab ===== ** Voting Rights Lab ([link removed]) 611 Pennsylvania Ave SE | Suite 201 | Washington, DC 20003 . Serve as policy expert for designated states. Because there are not 10 Republicans who support the voting rights bills, Democrats have been unable to move either. But, the report notes, the partisan leaning of a state has increasingly determined whether voting rights are restricted. On a parallel track, the narrower John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act aims to reverse the Supreme Court's demolition of the pre-clearance provisions that prior to 2013 would have. The problem is that two Democrats, Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, staunchly support leaving the filibuster in place. In Texas and North Dakota, federal judges ruled that voters must be given a fair chance to verify their identity if election officials believe their signature doesnt match. Well, kind of, Skin lesion removed from President Bidens chest last month was cancerous, doctor says, CPAC shows the GOP has deep divisions heading into 2024, Desperate mountain residents trapped by snow beg for help; We are coming, sheriff says, Newsom, IRS give Californians until October to file tax returns, Before and after photos from space show storms effect on California reservoirs, Black residents of Jackson, Miss., decry plans by white-dominated Legislature for more state control, Radical plan to split California into three states earns spot on November ballot, People live longer in blue states than red; new study points to impact of state policies, according to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, Pennsylvania high court to settle voter signatures fight, When will we know if Biden or Trump won?