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HCONRES 424 110th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Voting rights

Calling on the Attorney General to protect the right to vote of every person in the United States by promptly and thoroughly investigating complaints of violations of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, and the Help America Vote Act of 2002.

Introduced: September 23, 2008 Introduced by: Waters, Maxine Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Introduced in House
Sep 23, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Calls on the Attorney General to: (1) protect the right to vote of every person in the United States by promptly and thoroughly investigating complaints of violations of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, and the Help America Vote Act of 2002; (2) exercise all the authorities and utilize all the resources provided by Congress to fully enforce voting and civil rights statutes; (3) enjoin any efforts by individuals or organizations to violate federal voting and civil rights statutes by means of intimidation, suppression, or deceptive practices and to ensure that no eligible voter is denied the right to vote on November 4, 2008, including voting by mail and absentee ballots; and (4) prosecute those who violate federal voting and civil rights statutes to the fullest extent of the law.

What's happening now September 23, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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