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HJRES 28 110th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Constitutional amendments Election administration Law Standards Voter registration Voting rights

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote.

Introduced: February 13, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Mar 1, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Feb 13, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 13, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Provides that all U.S. citizens who are eighteen years of age or older shall have the right to vote in any public election held in the jurisdiction in which the citizen resides.

Allows the United States or any state to establish regulations narrowly tailored to produce efficient and honest elections.

Requires each state to: (1) administer public elections in the state in accordance with election performance standards established by the Congress; and (2) provide any eligible voter the opportunity to register and vote on the day of any public election.

Requires Congress to reconsider election performance standards at least once every four years to determine if higher standards should be established to reflect improvements in methods and practices regarding election administration.

What's happening now March 1, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 14
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 20, 2007
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Sep 20, 2007
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 19, 2007
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 19, 2007
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 19, 2007
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jul 19, 2007
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 11, 2007
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 11, 2007
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Green, Al
Texas · Jun 11, 2007
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 11, 2007
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 13, 2007
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Feb 13, 2007
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 13, 2007
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 13, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 28: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HJRES-28/
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"H.J. Res. 28: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HJRES-28/.
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H.J. Res. 28, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HJRES-28/.
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