[House Hearing, 117 Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
VOTING IN AMERICA: ENSURING FREE AND FAIR ACCESS TO THE BALLOT
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HEARING
before the
SUBCOMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS
COMMITTEE ON HOUSE
ADMINISTRATION
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
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APRIL 1, 2021
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Printed for the use of the Committee on House Administration
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VOTING IN AMERICA: ENSURING FREE AND FAIR ACCESS TO THE BALLOT
BOOK 2 OF 2
VOTING IN AMERICA: ENSURING FREE AND FAIR ACCESS TO THE BALLOT
=======================================================================
HEARING
before the
SUBCOMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS
COMMITTEE ON HOUSE
ADMINISTRATION
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
__________
APRIL 1, 2021
__________
Printed for the use of the Committee on House Administration
BOOK 2 OF 2
[GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT]
Available on the Internet:
http://www.govinfo.gov/committee/house-administration
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U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE
45-648 WASHINGTON : 2021
COMMITTEE ON HOUSE ADMINISTRATION
ZOE LOFGREN, California, Chairperson
JAMIE RASKIN, Maryland RODNEY DAVIS, Illinois,
G. K. BUTTERFIELD, North Carolina Ranking Member
PETE AGUILAR, California BARRY LOUDERMILK, Georgia
MARY GAY SCANLON, Pennsylvania BRYAN STEIL, Wisconsin
TERESA LEGER FERNANDEZ, New Mexico
C O N T E N T S
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BOOK 1
Voting in America: Ensuring Free and Fair Access to the Ballot... 1
OPENING STATEMENTS
Chairman G. K. Butterfield....................................... 1
Prepared statement of Chairman Butterfield................... 4
Chairperson Zoe Lofgren.......................................... 6
Prepared statement of Chairperson Lofgren.................... 7
Hon. Bryan Steil, Ranking Member................................. 8
Prepared statement of Ranking Member Steil................... 10
WITNESSES
Allison Riggs, Interim Executive Director/Chief Counsel, Voting
Rights, Southern Coalition for Social Justice.................. 14
Prepared statement of Ms. Riggs.............................. 17
Sonja Diaz, Founding Director, Latino Policy & Politics
Initiative, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs............... 29
Prepared statement of Ms. Diaz............................... 31
Marcia Johnson-Blanco, Co-Director, Voting Rights Project,
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.................. 114
Prepared statement of Ms. Johnson-Blanco..................... 116
Debo Adegbile, Partner, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr,
LLP............................................................ 151
Prepared statement of Mr. Adegbile........................... 153
Hon. Kim Wyman, Secretary of State, State of Washington.......... 179
Prepared statement of Hon. Wyman............................. 181
QUESTIONS FOR THE RECORD
Allison Riggs, Interim Executive Director/Chief Counsel, Voting
Rights, Southern Coalition for Social Justice, answers to
submitted questions............................................ 196
Sonja Diaz, Founding Director, Latino Policy & Politics
Initiative, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, answers to
submitted questions............................................ 209
Marcia Johnson-Blanco, Co-Director, Voting Rights Project,
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, answers to
submitted questions............................................ 229
Debo Adegbile, Partner, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr,
LLP, answers to submitted questions............................ 238
Hon. Kim Wyman, Secretary of State, State of Washington, answers
to submitted questions......................................... 256
SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD
Use of Same-Day Registration in North Carolina, General Election
2016, Southern Coalition for Social Justice.................... 260
2021 Voting by Mail and Absentee Voting Report, MIT Election Data
and Science Lab................................................ 268
An Assessment of Minority Voting Rights Access in the United
States, 2018 Statutory Report, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. 279
Kansas Secure and Fair Elections Act, A Briefing Report of the
Kansas Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil
Rights, March 2017............................................. 683
Alaska Native Voting Rights, Advisory Memorandum of Alaska
Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights,
March 2018..................................................... 758
Access to Voting in Alabama, A Summary of Testimony received by
Alabama Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil
Rights, June 2018.............................................. 775
Voting Rights in Arizona, An Advisory Memorandum of the Arizona
Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, July
2018........................................................... 803
Civil Rights and Voting in Illinois, A Briefing Report of the
Illinois Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil
Rights, February 2018.......................................... 821
Voting Rights in Indiana, Advisory Memorandum of the Indiana
Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, May
2018........................................................... 1031
BOOK 2
Barriers to Voting in Louisiana, Briefing Paper by the Louisiana
Advisory Committee for the United States Commission on Civil
Rights, June 2018.............................................. 1653
Voting Rights in Maine, Report of the Maine Advisory Committee to
the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, April 2018................ 1692
Voting Rights in New Hampshire, A Report of the New Hampshire
Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights,
March 2018..................................................... 1725
Voting Rights in Ohio, Advisory Memorandum of the Ohio Advisory
Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, May 2018..... 1783
Advisory Memorandum on Voting Rights Briefing, Rhode Island
Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights,
October 2018................................................... 2228
Voting Rights in Texas, An Advisory Memorandum of the Texas
Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, July
2018........................................................... 2234
Alaska Native Voting Rights, A Report of the Alaska Advisory
Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, June 2019.... 2257
Voting Rights and Access in Michigan, A Report of the Michigan
Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights,
April 2020..................................................... 2327
Alaska Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Urges Safe and Secure Election Administration During the COVID-
19 Pandemic, September 2020.................................... 2376
Barriers to Voting in Alabama, A Report by the Alabama Advisory
Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, February 2020 2379
Voting Rights and Voter Disenfranchisement in Florida, An
Advisory Memorandum of the Florida Advisory Committee to the
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, October 2020.................. 2797
Indiana Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Urges Adoption of No-Excuse Absentee Voting in Upcoming
Election, 2020................................................. 2825
Voting Rights in Missouri, The Impact of COVID-19, A Modified
Summary of Testimony from Missouri Advisory Committee to the
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, October 2020.................. 2827
Nevada Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights,
Statement on Voting Access During the COVID-19 Pandemic,
September 2020................................................. 2858
Voting Rights and Felony Convictions, Advisory Memorandum of the
Washington Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil
Rights, June 2020.............................................. 2860
Carter Center Statement on Voting by Mail for 2020 U.S. Elections 2873
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