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

United States117th CongressHJRES-5House of Representatives
Updated: Mar 4, 2021

Summary

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that grants U.S. citizens who are 18 years of age or older a right to vote unless they are serving a sentence for a felony in a correctional facility at the time of an election. (Currently, some states disallow individuals from voting, either temporarily or indefinitely, after incarceration for a felony.)

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Timeline

  1. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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  2. Introduced in House

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

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