Many constituents wrote to Senator Williams expressing their concerns with the Voting Rights bill. While many were for the passage of the bill to ensure equal voting rights to all American citizens and end discriminatory election practices, others voiced their concerns against the language of the bill and urged Senator Williams to consider other requirements for determining voting eligibility.

Newark, Delaware, resident. "Letter from constituent sent to Senator Williams on the Voting Rights bill (S. 1564)." Papers of Senator John J. Williams, University of Delaware Library. Accessed 27 March 2023. http://acsc.lib.udel.edu/items/show/35.