Congressional Dems still messing with state stuff
Published 7:40 a.m. today
(Rep. G.K. Butterfield. Screenshot from DNC YouTube page)
The “For the People Act,” H.R.1/S.1, is locked up in the Senate, unlikely to get the 60 votes it needs to overcome solid Republican opposition. Impatient House Democrats insist on breaking it out, hoping to shame senators by highlighting parts that motivate party activists, sympathetic interest groups, and donors.
This played out Tuesday in a House subcommittee hearing led by North Carolina’s G.K. Butterfield. The 1st District Democrat, who chairs the Administration Committee’s elections subcommittee, “voiced his concerns about recent voting requirement laws in states such as Georgia and Texas, as well as those that have been passed in his home state, such as Voter ID,” reported NC Policy Watch via the States Newsroom.
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House Democrats scrutinize Georgiaâs voting law in review of new state rules
The chair of the elections subcommittee of the U.S. House Administration Committee voiced concerns Monday about recent voter ID requirement laws in states including Georgia, North Carolina and Texas. (John McCosh/Georgia Recorder)
(GA Recorder)Â | WASHINGTONâ Members of a U.S. House panel on Monday debated whether some state election laws disenfranchise certain voters, including people of color, and split along party lines in their conclusions.
The chair of the elections subcommittee of the House Administration Committee, Rep. G. K. Butterfield (D-N.C.), voiced his concerns about recent voter ID requirements in laws in states such as Georgia and Texas, as well as those that have been passed in his home state.
U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield of North Carolina
Members of a U.S. House panel on Monday debated whether some states have elections laws that disenfranchise certain voters, including people of color. Representatives split along party lines in their conclusions.
Rep. G. K. Butterfield (D-N.C.), chairman of the elections subcommittee of the House Administration Committee, voiced his concerns about recent voting requirement laws in states such as Georgia and Texas, as well as those that have been passed in his home state, such as Voter ID.
In, North Carolina, Republican state lawmakers introduced House Bill 782, which would have prohibited the counting of ballots received after 5 p.m. on Election Day. Currently, counties can count ballots as long as three days after Election Day, as long as they postmarked by then. The bill did not pass the House by May 13, the crossover deadline, when legislation must pass one chamber to be considered for the rest of the session.
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A woman walks past a polling place sign in Arizona. (Photo by Ralph Freso/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON Members of a U.S. House panel on Monday debated whether some state elections laws disenfranchise certain voters, including people of color, and split along party lines in their conclusions.
The chair of the elections subcommittee of the House Administration Committee, Rep. G. K. Butterfield, D-N.C., voiced his concerns about recent voting requirement laws in states such as Georgia and Texas, as well as those that have been passed in his home state.
Butterfield said the effect of such laws is to make it much more difficult for some people to vote, including rural residents and minority groups.
By Ariana Figueroa | Georgia Recorder May 25, 2021
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WASHINGTON â Members of a U.S. House panel on Monday debated whether some state elections laws disenfranchise certain voters, including people of color, and split along party lines in their conclusions.
The chair of the elections subcommittee of the House Administration Committee, Rep. G. K. Butterfield (D-N.C.), voiced his concerns about recent voter ID requirements in laws in states such as Georgia and Texas, as well as those that have been passed in his home state.
Butterfield said the effect of such laws is to make it much more difficult for some people to vote, including rural residents and minority groups.