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House Administration Committee Hearings on Arizona�s Prop. 200

by Jonah Goldman

August 1, 2006: The United States House of Representative's Committee on House Administration will be holding Field Hearings in Arizona and New Mexico to explore a national requirement for proof of citizenship when registering to vote and photo identification when voting. National voting rights organizations and a diverse group of Arizona advocates urged the Committee to fully consider the disenfranchising effects of such legislation. Rather than restricting the right to vote for eligible citizens based on exceedingly rare occurrences of ineligible voters casting a ballot, Congress should focus its attention on safeguarding the opportunity of all eligible Americans to meaningfully participate in the political process.

Read our letter to the House Administration Committee.