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HR 2935 108th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Crime and Law Enforcement Ex-offenders Government publicity Prisoners Voting rights

Constitutional Protection of the Right to Vote Act

Introduced: July 25, 2003 Introduced by: Davis, Danny K. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Sep 4, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Jul 25, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 25, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Protection of the Right to Vote Act - Guarantees the right to vote of a citizen convicted of a criminal offense unless such citizen is, at voting time, serving a felony sentence in a correctional institution or facility or is otherwise under the supervision of, or in the custody of, a governmental authority pursuant to that conviction. Requires each such confinement entity to establish and execute a system to notify persons released of their right to vote protected by this Act.

What's happening now September 4, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2935: Constitutional Protection of the Right to Vote Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2935/
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"H.R. 2935: Constitutional Protection of the Right to Vote Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2935/.
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H.R. 2935, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2935/.
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