Voting Rights Act | Senator Welch

Press Release

May 19, 2026

Ranking Member Welch Rebukes Supreme Court’s Decision to Turn Back the Clock on Voting Rights: “We should be competing on the basis of our ideas. We should not be competing on how clever we can draw the map to suit our own political bias.”

WASHINGTON, D.C.—In a Judiciary subcommittee hearing today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, emphasized how the Supreme Court’s recent Louisiana v. Callais decision showcased a high degree of partisanship and disregard for Americans’ voting rights. Ranking Member Welch also highlighted how the Court’s ruling, which will make it…

Welch Statement on SCOTUS’ Blow to Voting Rights

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais: “Make no mistake: today, the conservative Supreme Court willfully disenfranchised Black and minority Americans. Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act was one of America’s last defenses against discriminatory voting…

Welch Joins Colleagues in Reintroducing Bicameral Legislation to Give Workers Time Off to Vote

Research has shown that many eligible voters cannot exercise their right to vote because they are unable to get time off from work WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined U.S. Senator…