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Senate Joint Resolution 75
116th Congress(2019-2020)
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the fundamental right to vote.
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S. J. RES. 75 (Introduced-in-Senate)


116th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. J. RES. 75


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

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

August 4, 2020

Mr. Durbin (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Markey, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. Blumenthal) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the fundamental 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. Every citizen of the United States, who is of legal voting age, shall have the fundamental right to vote in any public election held in the jurisdiction in which the citizen resides.

“section 2. The fundamental right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State or political subdivision within a State unless such denial or abridgment is in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest and is the least restrictive means of furthering that compelling governmental interest.

“section 3. The portion of section 2 of the fourteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States that consists of the phrase ‘or other crime,’ is repealed.

“section 4. The Congress shall have the power to enforce this article and protect against any denial or abridgement of the fundamental right to vote by legislation.”.