This includes legislation aimed at: Increasing voter outreach and turnout; Ensuring both early and same-day registration; Standardizing physical and language accessibility at polling places; Expanding early voting periods; Decreasing voter wait times; Guaranteeing absentee ballots, especially for displaced citizens; Modernizing voting technologies and strengthening our voter record systems; Establishing the Federal Election Day as a National holiday; and Condemning and criminalizing deceptive practices, voter intimidation, and other suppression tactics.
Summer Lee: “This includes legislation aimed at: Increasing voter outreach and turnout; Ensuring both early and same-day…”
On the recordFebruary 12, 2019
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Sheila Jackson Lee outlines her legislative goals for improving voting rights and accessibility.
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