[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 22]
[House]
[Page 30592]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           VOTER REGISTRATION

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTS. Madam Speaker, several States held elections this week, 
and now the 2008 Presidential elections are just 1 year away. This is a 
good time to reflect on the importance of voting and the integrity of 
our election process.
  The right to vote is one of the most important freedoms granted to 
citizens in the United States. It's a right and a privilege that should 
not be taken lightly.
  Our voter registration process needs to be reformed in order to 
ensure that only American citizens are eligible to vote. It is alarming 
that eight of the 
9/11 hijackers were registered to vote.
  The sanctity of the ballot box must be paramount. If we can't ensure 
the integrity of our elections, our representative form of government 
breaks down.
  When a person gets a driver's license, they can check a box to 
register to vote, and there's no guarantee that the person's 
eligibility to vote will be verified. There are House seats that have 
been decided by just a few votes per precinct. The American people 
deserve to know that elections will be won and lost by legal, 
rightfully registered voters.

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