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Take action! Urge your representative to oppose H.R. 4844
Less than two months ago, Congress voted -- by overwhelming margins -- to renew and restore the Voting Rights Act (VRA). Throughout the debate, members of Congress expressed their commitment to protecting the fundamental right to vote. But the House of Representatives is now considering legislation that would undermine this important, bi-partisan victory and disenfranchise some of the very citizens that the VRA is designed to protect.
The “Federal Election Integrity Act of 2006” (H.R. 4844), sponsored by Rep. Henry Hyde (R-IL), would require all voters to obtain and show government-issued photo ID proving their citizenship before they could vote. In the vast majority of states, drivers’ licenses do not currently require proof of citizenship and thus would not meet the ID requirements of H.R. 4844. So what this would mean in practice is that voters who do not bring to the polls a photo ID that verifies their citizenship – such as a passport – could not vote.
Congress should be in the business of encouraging full participation of its citizenry, not developing ways to limit the right to vote. The House is expected to vote on H.R. 4844 as early as Wednesday. Use the box on the right to take action today!
The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR) has urged House members to oppose H.R. 4844. Click here to read LCCR’s letter.
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