VOTING

Addresses

State of the Union: President Obama, S521–S526 [28JA], H1473–H1478 [28JA]

Amendments

States: require States to develop contingency plans to address unexpected emergencies or natural disasters that may threaten to disrupt a Federal election (S. 1937), S4227 [7JY]

Articles and editorials

Afghan Turnout Is High as Voters Defy the Taliban, S2291 [8AP]

Supreme Court Ideology—More Money, Less Voting, S2558 [30AP]

Bills and resolutions

Civil liberties: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (H.R. 12), consideration (see H. Res. 672), H6352 [16JY]

——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see S. 2550), S4153 [26JN] (see H.R. 5719), H7995 [14NO]

Civil rights: secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see S. 2235), S2378 [10AP] (see H.R. 4459), H3195 [10AP]

Colleges and universities: prohibit tactics that discourage college students from registering to vote or voting and allow use of school-issued photo identification when photo identification is required to vote (see H.R. 5144), H6398 [17JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (see S. 2145), S1653 [13MR]

Discrimination: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see S. 1945), S439 [16JA] (see H.R. 3899), H1240 [16JA]

Elections: ensure that voters in elections for Federal office do not wait in long lines in order to vote (see S. 2017), S947 [12FE]

——— establish election day as a legal public holiday (see S. 2918), S5918 [12NO]

Government regulations: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 5741), H8132 [19NO]

House of Representatives: require all candidates to run in single open primaries and limit ensuing general election to top two candidates from such primaries (see H.R. 5334), H7182 [31JY]

Native Americans: safeguard voting rights and provide resources and oversight necessary to ensure equal access to electoral process for Native Americans and Alaska Native voters (see S. 2399), S3294 [22MY]

Political campaigns: reduce the influence of money and corporations and promote the participation of the people in politics and government (see H. Res. 695), H7126 [30JY]

States: provide for voter registration through the Internet (see S. 2865), S5782 [18SE]

——— provide payments to States for activities to expand early voting access, provide for equitable distribution of early voting polling locations, and implement voter registration reforms (see S. 2751), S5217 [31JY]

——— require States to develop contingency plans to address unexpected emergencies or natural disasters that may threaten to disrupt a Federal election (see S. 1937), S439 [16JA]

Press releases

President Bush Signs Faleomavaega’s Bill and Agrees That American Samoa’s Troops Should Have the Right To Vote: Delegate Faleomavaega (2004), E1704 [2DE]

Resources Committee Holds Hearing on Election Bill, Lieutenant Governor Testifies: Delegate Faleomavaega (2003), E1702 [2DE]

Senate Holds Hearing on Faleomavaega Bill To Protect Voting Rights on Active Duty Service Members and Overseas Voters: Delegate Faleomavaega (2004), E1701 [2DE]

Senate Passes Faleomavaega’s Bill To Protect Voting Rights of American Samoa’s Active Duty Service Members; President Bush Expected To Sign Bill Into Law Within 30 Days: Delegate Faleomavaega (2004), E1703 [2DE]

Remarks in House

Civil rights: anniversary of murder of Freedom Summer volunteers during campaign to register Black voters in Mississippi, E1221 [24JY]

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate): hearing on statehood for the District of Columbia, H7447–H7450 [11SE]

Discrimination: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 3899), H4814 [22MY], H5505 [19JN], H5729, H5735 [25JN], H5772 [26JN], H5886 [9JY], H7044 [30JY], H7539 [16SE], E336 [10MR], E1075, E1086 [26JN]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect, H2994 [8AP]

Election Assistance Commission: funding, H6262 [15JY], E1165 [16JY]

Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Fairfax County NAACP Community Service Award recipients, E1440 [17SE]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H3000 [8AP], H6941–H6947 [28JY], H7055 [30JY]

North Carolina: tribute to Moral Monday protests, H1886 [25FE]

Political campaigns: increase of influence of money and corporations, H9067–H9074 [11DE]

——— reduce the influence of money and corporations and promote the participation of the people in politics and government, H7982 [14NO]

——— reduce the influence of money and corporations and promote the participation of the people in politics and government (H. Res. 695), H7305 [9SE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H5261 [11JN]

Selma, AL: commemorate anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the role it played in ensuring passage of the Voting Rights Act, E335 [10MR]

States: assessment of State laws requiring photo identification to vote, H7926 [12NO]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Lesser v. Garnett decision relative to women’s right to vote, H2014 [27FE]

——— decision in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, H5505 [19JN]

Voting Rights Act: reauthorize, H1998 [26FE]

Remarks in Senate

Civil rights: anniversary of murder of Freedom Summer volunteers during campaign to register Black voters in Mississippi, S4142 [26JN]

——— secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences, S3904 [24JN]

——— secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (S. 2235), S2381 [10AP], S4143 [26JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (S. 2145), S1658 [13MR]

Discrimination: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (S. 1945), S443 [16JA], S2558 [30AP], S4126 [26JN]

Las Vegas, NV: anniversary of League of Women Voters of Las Vegas Valley chapter, S2188 [7AP]

States: impact of voting reform laws labeled as ‘‘voter suppression’’ legislation, S932 [12FE]

Supreme Court: decision in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, S2558 [30AP], S4142 [26JN]

Women: anniversary of ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution giving women the right to vote, S5684 [17SE]

Reports filed

Elections Preparedness Requires Early Planning (Elections PREP) Act: Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate) (S. 1937), S2378 [10AP]

Safeguarding Elections for Our Nation’s Troops Through Reforms and Improvements (SENTRI) Act: Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate) (S. 1728), S2378 [10AP]