[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 385 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 385

 Expressing the sense of Congress to encourage the State of Louisiana 
and the Department of Justice to establish satellite voting outside the 
 State of Louisiana for the New Orleans elections scheduled for April 
                               22, 2006.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 6, 2006

Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas (for herself, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Kilpatrick of 
  Michigan, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Payne, Ms. McCollum of 
    Minnesota, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
Hastings of Florida, Mr. Conyers, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, 
 Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
 of Texas, Mr. Honda, Mr. Owens, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lee, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
 Wexler, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. Berkley, Ms. DeLauro, 
 Mr. Becerra, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Scott of 
 Virginia, Mr. Melancon, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
   Davis of Illinois, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Towns, Mr. Watt, Ms. Solis, Mr. 
Filner, Ms. Millender-McDonald, and Ms. Matsui) submitted the following 
   concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of Congress to encourage the State of Louisiana 
and the Department of Justice to establish satellite voting outside the 
 State of Louisiana for the New Orleans elections scheduled for April 
                               22, 2006.

Whereas prior to that day in late August 2005, the City of New Orleans was a 
        vibrant city of nearly one-half million and known as the Crescent City, 
        the ``Town That Care Forgot'', and the ``Big Easy'';
Whereas visitors traveled the world over to taste New Orleans' beignets and 
        etoufee, catfish and gumbo, po' boys and Cajun rice, to live the 
        pleasures of Mardi Gras and to `les bon temps roulez';
Whereas on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit with such fury and reach, the 
        city was drowning and the levees were breached;
Whereas upwards of half the population was stranded by storm, and the other half 
        of the survivors left the State to stay warm;
Whereas April 22 has been set as the day of the mayoral election, but most of 
        the survivors can't make the selection; because they were taken to 
        another State while waiting to learn of New Orleans' fate; and
Whereas a remedy to this problem is easily supplied, just let all out-of-State 
        New Orleansians vote ``satellite''. Thus satellite voting means so long 
        election care, because if you were from New Orleans at Katrina, you're 
        always right there: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That Congress--
            (1) recognizes the importance of preserving the 
        constitutional right to vote of citizens displaced by Hurricane 
        Katrina and other natural disasters or states of emergency;
            (2) asserts that every election in Louisiana must be fair, 
        free, transparent, and satisfy the requirements of the Voting 
        Rights Act; and
            (3) expressing the sense of Congress to encourage the State 
        of Louisiana and the Department of Justice to establish 
        satellite voting outside the State of Louisiana for the New 
        Orleans elections scheduled for April 22, 2006.
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