[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14769]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         VOTING RIGHTS IN OHIO

  (Ms. FUDGE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FUDGE. Mr. Speaker, 2 weeks from today, Golden Week will begin in 
the State of Ohio. This is a one-stop voting opportunity that will 
allow Ohio residents to register and cast in-person absentee ballots at 
the same time. But for the U.S. district court ruling against the GOP-
led general assembly, Ohio voters would not have this opportunity.
  According to a Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights report, African 
American voters made up 78 percent of all early voting ballots in the 
country. There are people working in every State to make it more 
difficult for citizens, and particularly people of color, to exercise 
their right to vote. That is why it is critical for each of us to do 
all we can to protect it.
  I support the Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014, and I encourage my 
colleagues to do the same.

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