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August 14, 2020
Today, Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Chairman James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.) sent letters to election officials in four states—Florida, Georgia, Texas, and Wisconsin—requesting information on the states’ plans to eliminate barriers faced by voters during this year’s primaries and ensure free, fair, and safe federal elections this November. The letters seek details on how the states will follow guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommending “[l]ower risk election polling settings” so that every voter is able to safely cast their ballot.
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August 6, 2020
Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) issued the following statement today on the 55th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act:
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August 6, 2020
Committee on House Administration Subcommittee on Elections Chairperson Marcia L. Fudge (D-Ohio) issued the following statement on the 55th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965:
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July 8, 2020
Lofgren issued a statement ahead of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission public hearing, “Lessons Learned from the 2020 Primary Elections”
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Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) introduced H.R.
June 30, 2020
Lofgren issued a statement after Senate Republicans struck language from the National Defense Authorization Act to require campaigns to notify federal authorities about offers of foreign campaign help.
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June 26, 2020
Lofgren issued a statement on the resignation of Republican Commissioner Caroline Hunter from the Federal Election Commission
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June 25, 2020
Lofgren issued a statement marking the seventh anniversary of the Supreme Court’s 2013 decision in Shelby County v. Holder, which invalidated key provisions of the Voting Rights Act, leaving American voters vulnerable to tactics of suppression and discrimination.
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The Committee on House Administration is the primary Congressional committee charged with oversight of federal elections.