Jeff Van Drew Quotes

I'm going to continue to do the work we're doing on voter suppression, supporting the work that's being done by Fair Count, ensuring a fair Census count.

Supporters of tough voter ID laws are not afraid of vote fraud - they are afraid of democracy.

Surely, if we can land a spaceship on Mars, we can certainly put a voter ID card in the hand of every eligible voter.

The larger percentage of people you have registered, the larger percentage of people you will have voting.

The voting business in the South will regulate itself.

My office is committed to tearing down unlawful barriers to voting to ensure that all eligible voters are able to freely cast a ballot.

The Voter Expansion Project's mission is clear: Ensure that every eligible citizen can register, every registered voter can vote, and every vote is accurately counted.

There are many fronts in the fight to make voting easier for all.

As Democrats, we believe in giving every eligible citizen the opportunity to vote - whether it's early because they can't take off work on Election Day or absentee because they might have plans to be out of town.

My policies and my record are very clear that I have made it easier to vote. We have made the elections process more accessible to people in Georgia, not less, despite their rhetoric.

Let America Vote will make the case for voting rights by exposing the real motivations of those who favor voter suppression laws.

We should be doing everything we can to make it as convenient as possible for eligible Americans to cast a ballot. People fought and died for the right to vote.

We must stand vigilant to protect our voting access.

If people want to take the time to vote, they should be able to, and their vote should be counted.

I want to see policies that encourage every American to vote, not make it more difficult to vote.

The right to vote gives every eligible American a voice in our electoral politics. There's too much at stake to stay silent as this right is eroded.

Registering people to vote is not partisan activity.

We've got 50 percent voter turnout for presidential elections. That's appalling. We can do so much better.

I'm against voter fraud in any form, and I have long supported a national voter ID card. But ID cards need not - and must not - restrict voting rights in any way, shape or form.

No voters will be left behind.

I think if people value democracy, they had damn well better get out and exercise their right to vote while their vote still means something.

Have election day on a weekend so that people can vote.

There is more to the right to vote than the right to mark a piece of paper and drop it in a box or the right to pull a lever in a voting booth .... It also includes the right to have the vote counted at full value without dilution or discount.

Americans need national voter registration reform to break down the barriers that discourage and discriminate.

How can we tell our children if we do not make reasonable efforts to count every vote.