“Right to Vote Act” Now Introduced in Both Houses of Congress

On June 25, Congresswoman Summer Lee (D-Pa.) introduced the “Right to Vote Act” in the U.S. House.  It is the same bill that was introduced in the U.S. Senate several months ago, S.3916.  It only applies to elections for federal office.  Here is the text.


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“Right to Vote Act” Now Introduced in Both Houses of Congress — 10 Comments

  1. 1 SEC. 2. UNDUE BURDENS ON THE ABILITY TO VOTE IN
    2 ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE PROHIB-
    3 ITED.
    4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Every citizen of legal voting age
    5 shall have the fundamental right to vote in elections for
    6 Federal office.
    ——
    (A) IS BLATANTLY UN-CONST

    1-2-1 / 17 AMDT – PARA 1

    BEING AN ELECTOR IN A STATE AUTOMATICALLY MEANS HAVING THE RIGHT TO VOTE FOR USA REP / USA SENATOR.

  2. The right to vote is nice – especially when people have enough meaningful choices.

  3. The right to vote is nice – especially when people have enough meaningful choices.

    The proposal states:

    (c) SUBSTANTIAL IMPAIRMENT .—A government may13
    not substantially impair the ability to vote in an election14
    for Federal office unless the law, rule, standard, practice,15
    procedure, or other governmental action causing the im-16
    pairment significantly furthers an important, particular-17
    ized governmental interest. A substantial impairment is a18
    non-trivial impairment that makes it more difficult to vote19
    than if the law, rule, standard, practice, procedure, or20
    other governmental action had not been adopted or imple-21
    mented. An impairment may be substantial even if the22
    voter or other similarly situated voters are able to vote23
    notwithstanding the impairment

    Could burdensome ballot access requirements be viewed a “substantial impairment” if it deprives voters of choices that they might want to make?

  4. @Don
    It says “citizen”. I doubt it would extend the right to vote to illegal immigrants, but it would probably let convicted felons vote.

    @Walter
    Probably not? That just looks like existing court precedent put into law.

    “…having such ballot counted and included in the appropriate totals of votes cast with respect to candidates for public office for which votes are received in an election…”
    This would end the practice of not counting write-in votes, or not even allowing right-in votes.

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