SCONRES 53 · 109th Congress · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that any effort to impose photo identification requirements for voting should be rejected.

Introduced 2005-09-20· Sponsored by Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL]· Senate

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Latest: Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10240)(2005-09-20)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) a requirement that U.S. citizens obtain photo identification cards before being able to vote has not been shown to ensure ballot integrity and places an undue burden on citizens' legitimate voting rights; (2) the Department of Justice should vigorously enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and challenge any state law that limits a citizen's ability to vote based on discriminatory photo identification requirements; and (3) any effort to impose national photo identification requirements for voting should be rejected.…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Democrats