Field Hearing: Oversight of the Voting Rights Act: Potential Legislative Reforms

Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties (Committee on the Judiciary)

Monday, August 16, 2021 (10:00 AM local time)

Zoom Video Webinar

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Witnesses

Panel one

The Honorable Kristen Clarke
Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Justice

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  • Clarke Testimony [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 09:50 AM
  • Clarke Exhibit 1 [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 09:50 AM
  • Clarke Exhibit 2 [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 09:50 AM
  • Clarke Exhibit 3 [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 09:50 AM
  • Clarke Exhibit 4 [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 09:50 AM
  • Clarke Exhibit 5 [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 09:50 AM
  • Clarke Exhibit 6 [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 09:50 AM
  • Clarke Bio [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 09:50 AM

Panel two

Mr. Wade Henderson
Interim President and CEO, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

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  • Henderson Testimony [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 03:56 PM
  • Henderson Exhibit 2 [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 02:33 PM
  • Henderson Exhibit 3 [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 02:33 PM
  • Henderson Exhibit 5 [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 02:33 PM
  • Henderson Exhibit 6 [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 02:33 PM
  • Henderson Exhibit 7 [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 02:33 PM
  • Henderson Exhibit 8 [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 02:33 PM
  • Henderson Exhibit 9 [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 02:33 PM
  • Henderson Exhibit 10 [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 02:33 PM
  • Henderson Exhibit 1a [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 02:33 PM
  • Henderson Exhibit 1b [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 02:33 PM
  • Henderson Exhibit 4 [PDF] Added 08/17/2021 at 01:09 PM
  • Henderson Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 09:50 AM
  • Henderson Bio [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 09:50 AM

Dr. James Peyton McCrary
Professorial Lecturer in Law, The George Washington University Law School

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 Updated 08/20/2021 at 02:06 PM
  • McCrary Testimony [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 09:50 AM Updated 08/20/2021 at 09:29 AM
     Updated 08/20/2021 at 02:06 PM
  • McCrary Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 09:50 AM
  • McCrary CV [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 09:50 AM

Ms. Wendy R. Weiser
Vice President, Democracy, Brennan Center for Justice

Added 08/13/2021 at 02:38 PM Updated 08/20/2021 at 10:45 AM
  • Weiser Testimony [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 09:50 AM Updated 08/20/2021 at 10:45 AM
  • Weiser Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 09:50 AM
  • Weiser Bio [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 09:50 AM

Ms. Maureen Riordan
Litigation Counsel, Public Interest Legal Foundation

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  • Riordan Testimony [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 09:50 AM
  • Riordan Supporting Document [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 09:50 AM
  • Riordan Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 09:50 AM
  • Riordan CV [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 09:50 AM

Mr. Thomas A. Saenz
President and General Counsel, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund

Added 08/13/2021 at 02:38 PM
  • Saenz Testimony [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 09:50 AM
  • Saenz Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 09:50 AM
  • Saenz CV [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 09:50 AM

Ms. Sophia Lin Lakin
Deputy Director, Voting Rights Project, American Civil Liberties Union

Added 08/13/2021 at 02:38 PM
  • Lakin Statement [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 09:50 AM
  • Lakin Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 09:50 AM
  • Lakin Bio [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 09:50 AM

Mr. Hans A. von Spakovsky
Senior Legal Fellow, The Heritage Foundation

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  • von Spakovsky Testimony [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 09:50 AM
  • von Spakovsky Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 09:50 AM
  • von Spakovsky CV [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 09:50 AM

Mr. Jon M. Greenbaum
Chief Counsel and Senior Deputy Director, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Added 08/13/2021 at 02:38 PM
  • Greenbaum Testimony [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 09:50 AM
  • Greenbaum Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 09:50 AM
  • Greenbaum CV [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 09:50 AM

Mr. Samuel Spital
Director of Litigation, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.

Added 08/13/2021 at 02:38 PM
  • Spital Testimony [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 09:50 AM
  • Spital Supporting Document [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 09:50 AM
  • Spital Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 09:50 AM
  • Spital CV [PDF] Added 08/16/2021 at 09:50 AM

Support Documents

  • Article entitled “The Importance of Protecting Voting Rights for Voter Turnout and Economic Well-Being,” Council of Economic Advisors, submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen [PDF] Added 01/26/2022 at 03:38 PM
  • Report entitled “Voting in America: Ensuring Free and Fair Access to the Ballot,” House Administration Committee Subcommittee on Elections, submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen [PDF] Added 01/26/2022 at 03:38 PM
  • Document entitled “VRA Reauthorization Vote Counts,” submitted by the Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee [PDF] Added 01/26/2022 at 03:38 PM
  • Article entitled “Warrants served to Texas Democrats, but holdout continues,” AP News, submitted by the Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee [PDF] Added 01/26/2022 at 03:38 PM
  • Article entitled “Analysis: It's harder to vote in Texas than in any other state,” The Texas Tribune, submitted by the Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee [PDF] Added 01/26/2022 at 03:38 PM
  • Letter about H.R.1, July 29, 2021, submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia [PDF] Added 01/26/2022 at 03:38 PM
  • Article entitled “Greg Abbott’s Voter Suppression Methods Have Become More Subtle—But They’re Still Transparent,” Texas Monthly, submitted by the Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee [PDF] Added 01/26/2022 at 03:38 PM
  • Article entitled “'Racist voter suppression': Texas laws keep Latinos from the ballot box, groups say,” NBC News, submitted by the Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee [PDF] Added 01/26/2022 at 03:38 PM
  • Document entitled “Background on Voter Roll Bifurcation,” submitted by the Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee [PDF] Added 01/26/2022 at 04:21 PM
  • Document entitled “Consulting Report for the Brennan Center for Justice And the Leadership Conference Education Fund,” submitted by Peyton McCrary [PDF] Added 01/26/2022 at 04:21 PM
  • Report entitled “Voter Suppression in 2020,” Brennan Center for Justice, submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen [PDF] Added 01/26/2022 at 04:21 PM
  • Report entitled “Racial Turnout Gap Grew in Jurisdictions Previously Covered by the Voting Rights Act,” Brennan Center for Justice, submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen [PDF] Added 01/26/2022 at 04:21 PM
  • Report entitled “Large Racial Turnout Gap Persisted in 2020 Election,” Brennan Center for Justice, submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen [PDF] Added 01/26/2022 at 04:21 PM
  • Report entitled “Representation for Some,” Brennan Center for Justice, submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen [PDF] Added 01/26/2022 at 04:21 PM
  • Statement of Virginia Kase Solomón, Chief Executive Officer, League of Women Voters of the United States, submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen [PDF] Added 01/26/2022 at 04:21 PM
  • Report entitled “2020 Election Impact Report,” League of Women Voters, submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen [PDF] Added 01/26/2022 at 04:21 PM
  • Letter from Marc H. Morial, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Urban League, submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen [PDF] Added 01/26/2022 at 04:21 PM
  • Report entitled “How Judicial Action Has Shaped the Record of Discrimination in Voting Rights,” J. Morgan Kousser, Professor of History and Social Science Emeritus, California Institute of Technology, submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen [PDF] Added 01/26/2022 at 04:21 PM
  • Report entitled “The Legacy of Voting Discrimination and the Continued Need for the Voting Rights Act in Arizona,” Spencer G. Scharff and Scott Caplan, submitted by The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen [PDF] Added 01/26/2022 at 04:21 PM
  • Report entitled “Democracy Defended,” LDF Thurgood Marshall Institute, submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen [PDF] Added 01/26/2022 at 04:21 PM

Member Statements

  • Statement of the Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee [PDF] Added 01/26/2022 at 04:21 PM

Hearing Record

  • Witness List [PDF] Added 08/13/2021 at 02:38 PM

First Published: August 11, 2021 at 11:03 AM
Last Updated: January 26, 2022 at 04:21 PM


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