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'''Let America Vote''' is a [[527 organization|political action organization]] founded by former [[Missouri Secretary of State]] [[Jason Kander]] in February 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.letamericavote.org/news/pressreleases/2017/jason-kander-launches-let-america-vote-fight-voter-suppression-laws-across-country/|title=Jason Kander Launches Let America Vote To Fight Voter Suppression Laws Across The Country|date=February 7, 2017|author=Wilder, Will|publisher=Let America Vote|accessdate=June 4, 2018}}</ref> Its intended mission is to end [[voter suppression]] across the country.<ref name=murphy/>
==Overview==
Kander first became concerned about voter suppression during his tenure as Missouri Secretary of State, when the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]-dominated [[Missouri General Assembly|state legislature]] proposed [[photo identification]] laws that couldopponents claimed prevent as many as 200,000 eligible voters from voting.<ref name=murphy>{{cite news|url=http://www.riverfronttimes.com/newsblog/2017/02/07/jason-kander-launches-let-america-vote-to-fight-voter-suppression|title=Jason Kander Launches Let America Vote to Fight Voter Suppression|first=Doyle|last=Murphy|newspaper=[[Riverfront Times]]|date=February 7, 2017}}</ref> Kander founded Let America Vote three months after he had narrowly lost to [[Roy Blunt]] in the [[2016 United States Senate election in Missouri|2016 Senate race]]. Responding to the actions taken by the [[Trump administration]] (such as the [[Voter Fraud Commission]]), Let America Vote aims to create political consequences for politicians intent on denying certain Americans the right to vote, especially those that target low-income and minority voters.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/318241-former-dem-senate-candidate-launches-voting-rights-group|title=Former Dem Senate candidate launches voting rights group|newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|date=February 7, 2017|author=Kamisar, Ben|accessdate=June 5, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.letamericavote.org/frontpage/2017/jason-kander-statement-trump-voting-commissions-apparent-pause-due-lawsuits/|title=Jason Kander Statement on Trump Voting Commission's Apparent Pause Due to Lawsuits|date=25 October 2017|publisher=Let America Vote|accessdate=June 5, 2018}}</ref> The group raised approximately $2.4 million in its first year, and has now established office branches in [[Iowa]], [[New Hampshire]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[Tennessee]], and [[Nevada]].<ref>Raasch, Chuck. [http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/kander-raises-million-for-his-voter-rights-group-so-far/article_cee08363-fc08-518b-9868-03944cdfb79f.html "Kander raises $2.4 million for his voter-rights group so far"], ''St. Louis Post Dispatch'', November 30, 2017.</ref><ref>Nitcher, Emily. [http://www.omaha.com/news/legislature/state-sen-murante-not-giving-up-on-voter-id-push/article_b0f7d922-e4f1-11e7-a8f8-1b60b9a92147.html Not giving up on voter ID push, State Sen. Murante plans to introduce new legislation], ''Omaha World Herald'', December 20, 2017.</ref><ref>Nijhawan, Rishabh. [http://www.dailycal.org/2017/12/11/former-senate-candidate-jason-kander-talks-voter-suppression-uc-berkeley-event Former Senate candidate Jason Kander condemns voter suppression at UC Berkeley event], Daily Californian, December 11, 2017.</ref>
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