Elections/Voting Rights

Chairperson Lofgren issued the following statement today regarding the President’s speech given in Georgia about voting rights and the Senate filibuster.

Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren and Subcommittee on Elections Chairman G. K. Butterfield issued the following statement today

Lofgren and Subcommittee on Elections Chairman G. K. Butterfield issued a statement after Senate Republicans blocked consideration of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

Lofgren issued a statement after Senate Republicans filibustered legislation to protect our freedom to vote by making sure voting options are equally accessible across all 50 states, reducing the scourge of dark money in our politics, and prohibiting partisan gerrymandering.

Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) issued the following statement today regarding the Senate introduction of the Freedom to Vote Act: 

Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) and Subcommittee on Elections Chairman G. K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) issued the following statement today related to the Supreme Court’s decision in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee:

Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) issued a statement today congratulating Subcommittee on Elections Chairman G. K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) on the Subcommittee’s series of five hearings examining the structural and administrative barriers to voting since the Supreme Court’s 2013 decision in Shelby County v. Holder: