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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. J. RES. 93
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding
the right to vote.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 7, 2020
Mr. POCAN (for himself, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. BLUNT
ROCHESTER, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. CART-
WRIGHT, Ms. CLARK
of Massachusetts, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr.
GARAMENDI, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms.
JAYAPAL, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KHANNA, Ms.
KELLY of Illinois, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. MCGOV-
ERN, Ms. MENG, Ms. MOORE, Mr. NORCROSS, Ms. NORTON, Ms.
PRESSLEY, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. RUSH, Ms. SCHA-
KOWSKY, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. TLAIB, Mrs. WAT-
SON COLEMAN, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, and Mr. YAR-
MUTH) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United
States regarding the right to vote.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
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of the United States of America in Congress assembled
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(two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol-
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lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-
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stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all
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intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when
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ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several
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States after the date of its submission for ratification:
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‘‘ARTICLE —
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‘‘SECTION 1. Every citizen of the United States, who
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is of legal voting age, shall have the fundamental right
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to vote in any public election held in the jurisdiction in
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which the citizen resides.
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‘‘SECTION 2. Congress shall have the power to en-
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force and implement this article by appropriate legisla-
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tion.’’.
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