HR0801ham001 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HR0801HAM001 LRB094 16358 JAM 55176 a

AMENDMENT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 801

AMENDMENT NO. ___. Amend House Resolution 801 as follows:

on page 1, line 14, by deleting "African-Americans'"; and

on page 1, line 16, by replacing "African Americans" with "African-Americans, Latinos, and other minorities"; and

on page 1, by replacing lines 27 through 31 with the following:

"it bans literacy tests and other discriminatory devices, outlaws discriminatory practices and procedures during the voting process, authorizes the appointment of federal election monitors and observers, and creates various means for protecting and enforcing the rights of American citizens, including racial and language minorities, to vote; and"; and

on page 3, line 6, by replacing "During" with "Voting is the cornerstone of American democracy and, during"; and

on page 3, line 20, by replacing "the NAACP to ensure" with "all organizations dedicated to ensuring".