Elections

Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, led Committee Democrats in the fight against Republicans’ election takeover attempts as House Republicans held hearings on legislation that would suppress and silence voters with the Committees on House Administration and Rules.

Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, issued this statement following the release of the Republicans’ extreme voter suppression bill.

Today, Reps. Joe Morelle (NY-25) and Bennie Thompson (MS-02), the Democratic leaders of the Committees on House Administration and Homeland Security, respectively, demanded a joint hearing featuring Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem on the Trump Administration’s pretextual use of federal law enforcement to shake down the State of Minnesota in service of the President’s political interests.

Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07), the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Elections, emphasized that any updates to the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) must be pro-voter, ensure eligible voters are not wrongfully purged from voter rolls, and be absent of conspiracy theory influence.

Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, issued the following statement as the Supreme Court of the United States heard arguments in Louisiana v. Callais and Robinson v. Callais, cases that have the potential to profoundly undermine the vital protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA).

Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, issued this statement after the Justice Department filed multiple lawsuits seeking voters’ personal information: