the franchise is weakened, all citizens feel the effects, which is why restoration of the full power of the Voting Rights Act must occur.

The challenge with the way voter purging happens is that no one is responsible, but voters are losing their rights.

We also know that Georgia had an extraordinary number of poll closures. We had 214 polls close out of roughly 3,000. Those are largely African American communities.

I strongly urge Congress to take action today, and I thank you for the opportunity to address this committee.

I vehemently disagree.

What is currently happening is that as demographic changes occur, and there are increasing numbers of people of color who have the right to vote, we are seeing a concomitant increase in the hurdles that are being placed in front of them to…

What H.R. 4 does and what we need is that notice again of the voting changes and the burden to show what the impact is to be placed on the jurisdictions seeking to implement that law.

Any restoration of Section 5 should, I believe, set a universal standard that disallows any processes that would diminish the ability for people of color to access the right to vote.

I am deeply concerned about the impact on our democracy if action is not taken immediately to support access to voting rights for all eligible citizens.

Georgia must maintain an accurate, functioning voter registration list.

Georgia should be compelled to replace insecure and unreliable voting machines with paper ballots.

I am obliged to do all in my power to advocate for an end to voter suppression in all its forms and in all its spaces.