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On the recordJuly 12, 2023
I oppose this amendment, as I do not believe it is the appropriate role for the Federal Government to take in elections administration.
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Frank Lee
Republican · Missouri

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Lee argues against federal intervention in state election administration.

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This amendment helps to ensure working people have the freedom to vote without taking time off from work by making election day a Federal public holiday.

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Millions of Americans are given only a single day--I think I expressed my concern that Alabama was one of four States that does not have any form of early voting.

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I would note that the Federal Election Commission is a bipartisan commission.

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That is not what this amendment does. It simply says, let us see what works and does not work; let us make sure that if those States are transitioning to vote-by-mail or trying to improve their system, that we have a sense of best practices. That is it.

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