Condemning all efforts to suppress and intimidate voters in the United States and reaffirming that the right…

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Condemning all efforts to suppress and intimidate voters in the United States and reaffirming that the right to vote is a fundamental right of all eligible United States citizens.

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What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 22, 2004

States that the House of Representatives: (1) condemns in the strongest terms all efforts to suppress and intimidate voters in the United States; (2) reaffirms that voting is a fundamental right of all eligible U.S. citizens; (3) urges States to replace decades-old election machinery with less error-prone equipment before the November 2004 national elections; (4) calls upon all States to institute a moratorium on the erection of roadblocks or identity checkpoints designed to racially profile or intimidate voters on Election Day; and (5) calls upon the Attorney General to monitor vigorously and investigate all credible allegations of voter intimidation and suppression, and to prosecute expeditiously all offenders to the full extent of the law.

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About this bill and sources

Official title: Condemning all efforts to suppress and intimidate voters in the United States and reaffirming that the right to vote is a fundamental right of all eligible United States citizens.

Latest action (Nov 5, 2004): Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 22, 2004

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No recorded floor vote found.