The freedom fighter beaten at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in the cause of voting rights, John Lewis, Sherrill recalled, said "when it's not right, and it's not fair, speak up. "I signed the act to safeguard democracy and fight back against attacks on our voting rights," Sherrill said. "No wonder he wants to get rid of mail-in voting because he wants you to come through a gauntlet of ICE officers to vote. “Every New Jersey voter deserves the freedom to make their voice heard without barriers, intimidation, or discrimination,” said Lieutenant Governor Caldwell. Authorizing the Attorney General and private plaintiffs to bring actions in state court to protect voting rights.