Senators Carper, Coons, colleagues introduce resolution to recognize September as National Voting Rights Month

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) introduced a resolution recognizing September as National Voting Rights Month. The resolution will encourage voter registration in the month of September and push Congress to preserve the right to vote by restoring the Voting Rights Act of 1965. September 19, 2023, was National Voter Registration Day.

“Voting is the most sacred right we have as Americans, and it hasn’t been won easily,” said Senator Carper. “In fact, one of the first times I visited the U.S. Capitol, I attended the hearings that led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. I witnessed firsthand the hard work that went into this monumental effort and now, all these years later, I’m proud to cosponsor this resolution to recognize September as National Voting Rights Month. It is critical that we celebrate the generations of work that went into securing voting rights for all Americans, and renew our efforts in Congress to make it easier, not harder, to vote all across the country.”

“In order to live up to its highest ideals, democracy requires every eligible American to participate,” said Senator Coons. “That is why I’m proud to introduce this resolution to encourage Delawareans to vote in our free, fair, and secure elections. National Voting Rights Month provides us an opportunity to honor the sacrifices of those who fought for equal access to the ballot, and I urge all citizens to make their voices heard at the ballot box in the next election.”

In addition to Senators Carper and Coons, the resolution is cosponsored by Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Angus King (I-Maine), John Fetterman (D-Pa.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), and Ben Cardin (D-Md.).