Republicans are months away from rigging a decade of elections. And between now and January 19th, the U.S. Senate is going to vote on whether to do something about it.

As states and communities across the country have become increasingly diverse, once Republican strongholds such as Texas and Georgia are now becoming toss-up states. But by manipulating the process of congressional redistricting required by the Constitution every 10 years, Republicans will win a permanent congressional majority anyway, if these new gerrymandered district lines are not overturned.

Over the past 10 years, Texas has gained about 4 million people in total population -- with 95% of that population being people of color. Yet, despite people of color fueling the growth over the past decade, there were no new majority minority districts drawn in Texas.

In North Carolina, in 2016 the Democratic governor won re-election with 51% of the vote, the same year Donald Trump won the presidency with slightly less than 51%. However, even as Democrats are winning approximately 50% of the votes, they’re still ending up in the minority in the state legislature.

Georgia has become a quintessential battleground state, but thanks to Republican gerrymandering, Republicans are expected to win 9 or 10 of Georgia’s 14 congressional seats. In Gwinnett County, Georgia, which has seen its demographics shift from 90% white in 1990 to 30% white today, this is not at all recognized by the maps drawn by the Republican-controlled legislature.

And, in Ohio, where Republicans win about 53% of the vote, the GOP is favored to win 80% of congressional seats.

Both the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act would ban partisan gerrymandering and strengthen voting protections for communities of color.

Tell the Senate to end the filibuster and immediately pass critical voting rights legislation to end partisan gerrymandering. In a democracy, voters should select their elected officials and not the other way around.