Voting Rights
Voting Rights
There is no evidence of the widespread voter fraud that President Trump and the White House claim exists, but widespread voter suppression is a reality. Chairman Cummings has been investigating efforts to suppress the vote for years, including restrictive news laws that prevent minorities from casting their ballots, and he has asked the Administration to review this in its investigation of voter integrity.
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Washington, D.C. (Mar. 6, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued a strong statement on the House floor in support of H.R. 1, The "For the People" Act.
| Washington, D.C. (Feb. 5, 2019)—This week, the House Committees on Oversight and Reform and Ways and Means will hold hearings on H.R. 1, the For the People Act. On January 3, 2019, Rep. John Sarbanes introduced this landmark legislation to clean up corruption, fight big money in politics, and make it easier for American citizens to vote. The bill has more than 200 cosponsors and is endorsed by more than 65 organizations. |
October 17, 2018 (WASHINGTON) — Today, Reps. Bennie G. Thompson, Elijah E. Cummings, Jerrold Nadler, Adam Smith, and Robert A. Brady, the Ranking Members of the House Committees on Homeland Security, Oversight & Government Reform, the Judiciary, Armed Services, and House Administration, issued a statement after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) provided Committee staff with an unclassified/FOUO intelligence assessment on election security issued by the DHS Cyber Mission Center on October 11, 2018.
Leading Democrats Call for Investigation into Trump Administration Subpoenas of North Carolina Voter Information
In a letter to DHS and DOJ Inspectors General, members voice concern over apparent attempt at voter suppression and intimidation to limit equal access to the ballot box
Washington, D.C. (June 11, 2018)— In response to the Supreme Court's decision in Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute, Reps. Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Robert A. Brady (D-PA), Ranking Member of the Committee on House Administration, Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, and John Sarbanes (D-MD), Chair of the Democracy Reform Task Force, released the following statement:
| Top Democrats Raise Concerns about Roll Back of Civil Rights Under Guise of Religious Freedom Scott, Cummings, Neal, Pallone, Lowey: "Religious liberty is a fundamental American value, but religion should not permit people to use their religion to cause harm to others or subvert the rights of others – plain and simple." |
Cummings Statement on First Meeting of President Trump's Commission on "Voter Integrity"
Washington, D.C. (July 19, 2017)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after the first meeting of President Trump's "Voter Integrity" Commission:
Cummings, Conyers, Thompson and Brady to VP Pence: Remove Kobach from Election Commission and Rescind Request for Sensitive Voter Information
Washington, DC (July 18, 2017)—Today, Reps. Elijah E. Cummings, John Conyers, Jr., Bennie G. Thompson, and Robert A.
Cummings Issues Statement on President's Misguided Executive Order on Voter Fraud
Washington, D.C. (May 11, 2017)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement on President Donald Trump's executive order to "investigate" the voter fraud myth: