Elections

Today, Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, criticized the lack of sufficient election security funding in the Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Services and General Government bill during the House Appropriations Committee markup.

Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, issued the following statement on a recent ruling from a federal appeals court concluding that throwing out mail ballots in misdated or undated envelopes violates the Constitution:

Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, emphasized the need to ensure every eligible American voter, whether living in the United States on Election Day or not, have the right to cast a ballot and have their vote counted during an oversight hearing on the Federal Voting Assistance Program.

Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, issued this statement about a new Committee staff report examining the critical need for Federal Election Commission (FEC) reforms to ensure fairness and transparency in American elections and to amplify the voices of American voters over the wealthy and well-connected.

Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, and Representative Joe Morelle (N.Y.-25), Ranking Member of the Committee on House Administration, expressed serious concerns and requested clarifying guidance in a letter regarding a revised U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) federal grant agreement that is causing confusion and opposition among state grant recipients across the country who fear they may not be able to access crucial EAC election security funding.