The popular presidential spouse took out a full-page ad in the New York Times through her progressive group When We All Vote where she called on followers to ramp up pressure on Congress to pass federal voting rights laws.
She personally signed off on an action plan to "recruit and train" thousands of volunteers to register voting-age Americans before November's races.
"We've got to vote like the future of our democracy depends on it. And we must give Congress no choice but to act decisively to protect the right to vote and make the ballot box more accessible for everyone," Obama announced.
She opened the letter denouncing last year's attack on the U.S. Capitol, when violent Trump followers tried to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's electoral victory, before taking aim at GOP-dominated states that have passed voting security laws.
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"One year ago, we witnessed an unprecedented assault on our Capitol and our democracy. From Georgia and Florida to Iowa and Texas, states passed laws designed to make it harder for Americans to vote. And in other state legislatures across the nation, lawmakers have attempted to do the same," Obama wrote.
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The former first lady compared today's partisan battle over the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to past civil rights struggles, including those battled by the eponymous late lawmaker himself.
"This type of voter suppression is not new. Generations of Americans have persevered through poll taxes, literacy tests, and laws designed to strip away their power—and they've done it by organizing, by protesting, and most importantly, by overcoming the barriers in front of them in order to vote. And now, we've got to do the same."
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She later continued, "As John Lewis said, 'Democracy is not a state. It is an act.' And protecting it requires all of us. That's why his generation organized, marched, and died to defend the very rights that are under attack today."
To protect those rights, Obama laid out five goals to complete before the elections that could see Republicans regain command of Congress and bring Biden's agenda to a sharp halt.
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"Recruit and train at least 100,000 volunteers throughout 2022 to register and turn out voters in their communities," the first goal reads.
The other measures include registering one million new voters, organizing 100,000 volunteers to push their senators on voting rights legislation, and recruiting "thousands of lawyers" in all 50 states to fight efforts to curb who can vote.
The letter also commits to educating Americans on how to "vote safely."
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