Elections and Voting Rights
Beatty on Elections and Voting Rights
The right to vote is among the most fundamental rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution, and any attempt to infringe upon that right poses a serious threat to our democracy. I am committed to making it easier for Americans to vote, not harder. In addition, I am leading the charge against voter purge initiatives in Ohio and across the nation.
Highlights of Beatty Work to Protect Voting Rights
- Introduced the Save Voters Act to prohibit states from using the same type of questionable voter purge tactics that Ohio has used to take thousands of eligible voters off the voting rolls.
- Sponsor of a constitutional amendment to reverse the Supreme Court's Citizens United case and reduce the influence of money in our elections.
- Supports legislation to update the Voting Rights Act to protect every Americans' right to vote.
- Deputy Vice Chair of the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus
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Washington, D.C. — Today, as the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court Justice Nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson begin U.S. Congresswoman and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Joyce Beatty (OH-03) released the following statement:
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Congresswoman and Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Joyce Beatty joined Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader Hoyer, Representative Bobby Rush, and Representative Bennie Thompson, and others for the bill enrollment ceremony for the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act (H.R. 55), which designates lynching as a federal hate crime. In response to this historic passage, Congresswoman Beatty issued the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Congresswoman and Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Joyce Beatty (OH-03) joined bipartisan colleagues in passing a historic omnibus appropriations agreement for Fiscal Year 2022. Included in the legislation was $5.285 million in funding for ten community projects located in Franklin County. This appropriations cycle marks the first time in over a decade that members of Congress have been able to provide direct investments within their districts.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Congresswoman and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Joyce Beatty (OH-03) spoke with Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson about Jackson's upcoming Supreme Court confirmation hearings, emphasizing her personal support for the Judge and pledging the full backing of the Congressional Black Caucus.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Congresswoman and Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Joyce Beatty (OH-03) released the following statement on President Joe Biden's historic nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court:
WASHINGTON, D. C. - U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown on Wednesday predicted President Joe Biden will pick "a mainstream respected jurist" to replace liberal U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, who is expected to announce his retirement imminently.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—In coordination with Reps. Jim Cooper (TN-05) and Terri Sewell (AL-07), U.S. Congresswoman and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Joyce Beatty (OH-03) introduced legislation to establish Rosa Parks Day as a Federal Holiday.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congresswoman and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Joyce Beatty (OH-03) joined 219 of her House colleagues in voting to pass H.R. 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. This critical legislation would restore key protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) which were gutted by the Supreme Court in the 2013 Shelby County v. Holder decision and more recently in the 2021 Brnovich v. DNC decision.