Pass federal voting-rights protections and strengthen election security

Schakowsky supports sweeping federal voting-rights legislation, such as the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, to protect voting rights from restrictions on registration, early voting and voter ID. She also supports bolstering federal agencies, including the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and Election Assistance Commission, to counter foreign cyberattacks and influence campaigns, misinformation, and harassment or intimidation of voters and election workers. She calls for state and local officials to expand public outreach and protections as well.

Context: State and local election officials are also called on to take protective measures; the response does not specify the legislation’s provisions or a particular agency-funding level.

In their own words

We need sweeping federal legislation — like the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act — to restore the right to vote

The source

Jan Schakowsky: congressional candidate questionnaire

Published: 10/21/2024
Retrieved: 11/11/2026