The bill also authorizes ballot harvesting nationwide. 1 expressly allows voting without an ID by simply providing a written statement. 1 ends this safeguard by gutting states' voter ID laws. Here in Wisconsin, we have a strong voter ID law to prevent fraud and ensure the integrity of each person's vote. 1 or as I call it, the "For the Politicians Act", is an assault on election integrity. After a review of the bill, it is clear why House Democrats did not want to get into the details. Instead, House Democrats' only witnesses were partisans who had never run statewide elections. This should have been an opportunity to hear from experts about what does and does not work in our elections. While we were not allowed to make changes, or even offer amendments to the bill in Committee, House leadership did allow a hearing to be held. Rather than conduct that needed review, however, the Committee rushed to jam massive election changes through Congress. After all the questions that were raised surrounding the last election, this year, I asked to serve on the House Committee that oversees federal elections with the goal of digging into these issues and correcting past mistakes. Holding free, fair, and secure elections is vital to the legitimacy of our democracy. 1, signifying the House Democrats' top priority, is a partisan bill to fund politicians' elections and make it easier to cheat. Not vaccines, not unemployment, not reopening schools. 1? A bill that is a massive re-write of America's election process. Well, at least they made their priorities clear.Īs soon as Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, and Chuck Schumer gained complete control of the White House and Congress this year, what was the bill Speaker Pelosi labeled H.R. Read Steil's op-ed in the Waukesha Freeman.
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