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House Joint Resolution 91
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States protecting the right of citizens to vote.
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H. J. RES. 91 (Introduced-in-House)


116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. J. RES. 91


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

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 25, 2020

Mr. Cooper submitted 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 protecting the right of citizens 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. The right of a citizen of the United States, who is 18 years of age or older, to vote, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State, unless, at the time of an election, such citizen is serving a sentence of imprisonment for a felony in a correctional facility.

“ section 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.”.