SCONRES 53
109th Congress
Senate
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Ballots
Civil rights enforcement
Election administration
Election fraud
Government Operations and Politics
Photography
State laws
Voting rights
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that any effort to impose photo identification requirements for voting should be rejected.
Introduced: September 20, 2005
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Became law
Sep 20, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10240)
Sep 20, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10240-10241)
Sep 20, 2005
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) a requirement that U.S. citizens obtain photo identification cards before being able to vote has not been shown to ensure ballot integrity and places an undue burden on citizens' legitimate voting rights; (2) the Department of Justice should vigorously enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and challenge any state law that limits a citizen's ability to vote based on discriminatory photo identification requirements; and (3) any effort to impose national photo identification requirements for voting should be rejected.
What's happening now
Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10240)
Committees of jurisdiction
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