117th CONGRESS 1st Session |
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States protecting the right of citizens to vote.
January 4, 2021
Mr. Cooper submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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),
“ 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.”.