Democrats tie anniversary to renewed push for voting rights
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who is expected to appear with Pelosi at the day's events, has tied the anniversary to a push for voting rights legislation that the House passed last year but which is stalled in the Senate.
Voting rights will also be a portion of Biden’s speech, according to White House press secretary Jen Psaki.
More than a third of all restrictive voting laws enacted since 2011 were passed in 2021, according to an analysis by the Brennan Center for Justice.
At least 19 states enacted 34 laws restricting access to voting in 2021, as of Dec. 7. More than 440 bills with provisions that restrict voting access were introduced in 49 states in 2021, according to an analysis by the Brennan Center for Justice.