Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee Hearing-Protecting the Right to Vote: Best and Worst Practices
Date:
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 - 2:00pm
Location:
2154 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
Protecting the Right to Vote: Best and Worst Practices
Subcommittees:
PURPOSE
The hearing will examine election practices that: (1) maximize access to the ballot for eligible voters; and (2) disenfranchise eligible voters or increase obstacles to voting.
CHAIRMAN RASKIN'S OPENING STATEMENT
WITNESSES
Ms. Leigh Chapman
Director, Voting Rights Program, The Leadership Conf on Civil and Human Rights
Mr. Dale Ho
Director, Voting Rights Project, American Civil Liberties Union
Ms. Myrna Perez
Deputy Director, Democracy Program, Brennan Center for Justice
Kaylan Phillips
Liitgation Counsel, Public Interest Legal Foundation
116th Congress