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FEDERALhearing transcript

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Congressional Hearing on Voting Rights and Election Administration

Original title: VOTING RIGHTS AND ELECTION ADMINISTRATION IN AMERICA

January 1, 2019

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The Frame

What this does

The hearing serves as a formal record of expert testimony and evidence regarding election administration challenges, which informs potential federal legislative action on voting rights and election procedures.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

U.S. Voters

Voters are affected by the election administration policies and voting rights protections discussed in the hearing.

Civil Rights Organizations

These organizations provided testimony and data to influence federal policy regarding election administration.

What changed

Last recorded activity January 1, 2019.

What's next

Next step not available in the current record.

Summary

This document is a transcript of a 2019 House Subcommittee hearing focused on the state of voting rights and election administration in the United States. It features testimony from numerous civil rights organizations and experts regarding barriers to voting and potential legislative needs.

Key Facts

The hearing was held on October 17, 2019, by the Subcommittee on Elections of the Committee on House Administration.
The session included testimony from 15 witnesses representing various civil rights and advocacy organizations.
The record includes multiple advisory committee reports from states including Alaska, California, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, and Texas.
The Brennan Center for Justice submitted evidence regarding voter purge rates and polling place closures.
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund submitted an analysis of voting barriers observed during the 2018 midterm elections.
The Transformative Justice Coalition submitted a document outlining 61 identified forms of voter suppression.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the purpose of this hearing?

The hearing was convened to examine the current state of voting rights and election administration in the United States.

Who testified at this hearing?

Witnesses included representatives from the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, the Brennan Center for Justice, the League of Women Voters, and several other civil rights and advocacy groups.

Why It Matters

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Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

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State-Level Advisory Reports

The hearing record serves as a centralized repository for state-specific voting rights reports from 10 different states.

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

Connected Entities

personMarcia L. Fudge“Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Elections”Map →

personKristen Clarke“President and Executive Director, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law”Map →

personRodney Davis“Ranking Member of the Subcommittee”Map →

personZoe Lofgren“Chairwoman of the Committee on House Administration”Map →

organizationSubcommittee on Elections“The body conducting the hearing”Map →

organizationBrennan Center for Justice“Provided testimony and reports on voter purges”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.govinfo.gov

Analysis Score

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Controversy60
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