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Right to Vote Act
HJ28-108
HJ28-109
 
Preamble

     The United States Supreme Court ruled in Bush v. Gore, On December 12th, 2000, that the United States of America is a democracy without a Constitutional right to vote. The presidential elections of 2000 and 2004 have clearly established the ineffectiveness of The Voting Rights Act of 1965 in securing the franchise of United State Citizens from discrimination under the Fifteenth Amendment  to the Constitution of the United States. The Civil Rights Acts enacted by congress to enforce the "equal protection" clause of the Fourteenth Amendment has not secured non-discriminatory standards in the exercise of the citizens "right to vote".  These enforcement acts have proved to be necessary but not sufficient to effect the "right to vote" provision of the second section of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. An enforcement act to redress disparate voter disenfranchisement is needed to address  the negation of the citizens constitutional right to vote as represented in the retrograde redemptionist ruling of the Supreme Court in Bush v. Gore.

Right To Vote Act
AN ACT to enforce the mal-apportionment penalty (MAP) for the denial or abridgment of a citizen's "right to vote" contained in the second section of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and for other purposes.. 
             Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act shall be known as the "Right To Vote Act" 

PROPORTIONAL APPORTIONMENT

    SEC. 2. The mal-apportionment penalty mandating a reduction of representatives pursuant to 2U.S.C.§6. is established if  the totality of circumstances in an election results in the  denial or abridgment of a eligible class of citizens of the United States right to vote at any election specified in the amendment to the Constitution, article 14, section 2, or wherein the election results may be altered by the violation of any section of this act.
     SEC. 3 No  class of citizens of the United States can be counted by the state for determining the basis for congressional representation if the state denies or abridges such citizens in  the exercise of their right to vote, and such a state will have its representation in the electoral college reduced in the proportion that  such class of citizens votes shall bear to the whole number of votes cast in any election for the choice of electors for President and Vice-President of the United States..

VOTING MACHINES:

     SEC. 4 Voting is a public function. All voting tabulation systems used for the counting and/or recording of votes in any election enumerated in the amendment to the Constitution, article 14, section 2. shall be administered by public government officials.
    SEC. 5 No state shall implement proprietary computer code in proprietary machines in any  election specified in the amendment to the Constitution, article 14, section 2.

BLACK BOX VOTING:

   SEC.6 States must maintain voting records on any election named in the amendment to the Constitution, article 14, section 2.  in such manner that voter class distinction is transparent upon public inspection to determine if the mal-apportionment penalty is warranted for the denial or abridgment of  the right to vote of any class of United States citizens that are inhabitants of the state or to expose basic voter tabulation system inequities and/or errors.

REAFFIRMATION OF EX-FELONS RIGHT TO VOTE:

   SEC.7 Abolition of all state "civil death" laws. The right to vote is reaffirmed for any inhabitant of a state that is a citizen of the United States and has fulfilled all obligations to the government for the participation in crime, except for participation in rebellion or criminal conspiracies to deprive citizens of their right to vote under the provisions of this act. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 

Right to Vote Act
HJ28-108
HJ28-109

 

108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. J. RES. 28

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

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 4, 2003

Mr. JACKSON of Illinois introduced 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 of the United States of America in Congress assembled, (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States:

`Article --

    • SECTION 1. All citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, shall have the right to vote in any public election held in the jurisdiction in which the citizen resides. The right to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States, any State, or any other public or private person or entity, except that the United States or any State may establish regulations narrowly tailored to produce efficient and honest elections.
    • SECTION 2. Each State shall administer public elections in the State in accordance with election performance standards established by the Congress. The Congress shall reconsider such election performance standards at least once every four years to determine if higher standards should be established to reflect improvements in methods and practices regarding the administration of elections.
    • SECTION 3. Each State shall provide any eligible voter the opportunity to register and vote on the day of any public election.
    • SECTION 4. Each State and the District constituting the seat of Government of the United States shall establish and abide by rules for appointing its respective number of Electors. Such rules shall provide for the appointment of Electors on the day designated by the Congress for holding an election for President and Vice President and shall ensure that each Elector votes for the candidate for President and Vice President who received a majority of the popular vote in the State or District.
    • SECTION 5. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.'.
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Right to Vote Act
HJ28-108
HJ28-109

 

109th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. J. RES. 28

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

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 2, 2005

Mr. JACKSON of Illinois (for himself, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Ms. CARSON, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. CLAY, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. FORD, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. JEFFERSON, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan, Mr. KUCINICH, Ms. LEE, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. NORTON, Mr. OWENS, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. RUSH, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. STARK, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. TOWNS, Ms. VELAZQUEZ, Ms. WATERS, Ms. WATSON, Mr. WATT, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. WYNN, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. HOLT, and Mr. DAVIS of Alabama) introduced 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 of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States:

`Article --

    • SECTION 1. All citizens of the United States who are eighteen years of age or older shall have the right to vote in any public election held in the jurisdiction in which the citizen resides. The right to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States, any State, or any other public or private person or entity, except that the United States or any State may establish regulations narrowly tailored to produce efficient and honest elections.
    • SECTION 2. Each State shall administer public elections in the State in accordance with election performance standards established by the Congress. The Congress shall reconsider such election performance standards at least once every four years to determine if higher standards should be established to reflect improvements in methods and practices regarding the administration of elections.
    • SECTION 3. Each State shall provide any eligible voter the opportunity to register and vote on the day of any public election.
    • SECTION 4. The Congress shall have power to enforce and implement this article by appropriate legislation.'.
END