Capito Statement on Vote Against Federal Takeover of State Election Laws

Statement

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) released the below statement after voting not to advance the latest attempt by Senate Democrats to empower Washington, D.C. bureaucrats and federalize state voting laws. The legislation, like the two previous failed attempts, did not receive enough votes to advance.

"I am unequivocally opposed to discrimination, however, today's vote was on an election bill designed to appease the Democratic base, federalize our elections, and fix problems that don't exist," Senator Capito said. "The Voting Rights Act of 1965 remains the law of the land, and clearly prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, protecting equal access to voting for all Americans. That is why I voted in 2006 to reauthorize the Voting Rights Act for 25 more years, and why I voted against the wholly unnecessary messaging legislation that was brought up today."

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