[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 72 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 72

    Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
                      regarding the right to vote.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 6, 2001

  Mr. Jackson of Illinois introduced the following joint resolution; 
          which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
    Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
                      regarding the right to vote.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House 
concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an 
amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be 
valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States:

                              ``Article --

    ``Section 1. All citizens of the United States, who are eighteen 
years of age or older, shall have the right to vote in any public 
election held in the jurisdiction in which the citizen resides. The 
right to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States, any 
State, or any other public or private person or entity, except that the 
United States or any State may establish regulations narrowly tailored 
to produce efficient and honest elections.
    ``Section 2. Each State shall administer public elections in the 
State in accordance with election performance standards established by 
the Congress. The Congress shall reconsider such election performance 
standards at least once every four years to determine if higher 
standards should be established to reflect improvements in methods and 
practices regarding the administration of elections.
    ``Section 3. Each State shall provide any eligible voter the 
opportunity to register and vote on the day of any public election.
    ``Section 4. Each State and the District constituting the seat of 
Government of the United States shall establish and abide by rules for 
appointing its respective number of Electors. Such rules shall provide 
for the appointment of Electors on the day designated by the Congress 
for holding an election for President and Vice President and shall 
ensure that each Elector votes for the candidate for President and Vice 
President who received a majority of the popular vote in the State or 
District.
    ``Section 5. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article 
by appropriate legislation.''
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