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A Supermajority of Voters Support the Freedom to Vote Act [1]
['Devi Ruia', 'Guest User']
Date: 2021-09-24
By Evangel Penumaka and Isa Alomran
Last week, Senate Democrats introduced the Freedom to Vote Act, legislation which would implement comprehensive reforms to protect voting rights, combat election sabotage, ensure fair representation in congressional redistricting, and limit the influence of money in politics. This new bill retains many of the main provisions of the For the People Act, the House voting rights bill. It sets national standards for early voting periods, mail-in voting, and various forms of voter registration, as well as measures for campaign finance transparency and fair districting. The new bill also incorporates new measures to protect local election officials from partisan interference, and to protect voters from forms of voter intimidation.
To measure voter sentiments around these reforms, Data for Progress surveyed 1,311 likely voters nationally between September 17-20, 2021. We find that a supermajority of voters overwhelmingly support the Freedom to Vote Act and back its key reforms.
First, we presented voters with a short description of the Freedom to Vote Act before asking their support or opposition to the bill. We find that overall, 70% of likely voters support the Freedom to Vote Act. Majority support for this proposal extends across party lines. Eighty-five percent of self-identified Democrats support this proposal, while self-identified Independents and Republicans support this proposal by a +44-point margin and a +23-point margin, respectively.
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