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Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] · D–IL
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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PlainBill explanation
Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-06-11 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This resolution proposes a constitutional amendment giving U.S. citizens of legal voting age a right to vote in public elections where they live, subject to narrowly tailored election-integrity requirements. It would require states to offer eligible voters registration and voting on election day and follow election standards set by Congress. It would become part of the Constitution only after ratification by three-fourths of state legislatures.
Each citizen of the United States who is of legal voting age shall have the right to vote in any public election held in the jurisdiction in which the citizen resides.
except that the United States or, in the case of elections held in the State, a State may establish requirements narrowly tailored to preserve the integrity of elections.
Each State shall administer public elections in the State in accordance with election performance standards that the Congress shall establish by law.
Each State shall provide any eligible voter the opportunity to register and vote on the day of any public election.
which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States
This is a proposed constitutional amendment, not an ordinary statute. The text makes approval by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states the condition for becoming part of the Constitution.
That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States
Section 1 would give every U.S. citizen of legal voting age the right to vote in any public election in the jurisdiction where that citizen lives. It would prohibit the federal government, states, and public or private people or organizations from denying or restricting that right, subject to the stated election-integrity exception.
Each citizen of the United States who is of legal voting age shall have the right to vote in any public election held in the jurisdiction in which the citizen resides. The right to vote in a public election shall not be denied or abridged by the United States, any State, or any other public or private person or entity, except that the United States or, in the case of elections held in the State, a State may establish requirements narrowly tailored to preserve the integrity of elections.
The federal government could establish requirements narrowly focused on protecting election integrity. A state could also establish such requirements for elections held within that state. The exception permits these requirements; it does not require them.
except that the United States or, in the case of elections held in the State, a State may establish requirements narrowly tailored to preserve the integrity of elections.
Section 2 would require Congress to set election performance standards by law and require each state to administer its public elections according to those standards.
2. Each State shall administer public elections in the State in accordance with election performance standards that the Congress shall establish by law.
Section 3 would require every state to give any eligible voter the opportunity both to register and to vote on the day of any public election.
3. Each State shall provide any eligible voter the opportunity to register and vote on the day of any public election.
Section 4 would authorize Congress to pass appropriate laws to implement and enforce the amendment.
4. The Congress shall have power to enforce and implement this article by appropriate legislation.
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated August 4, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on the Judiciary on June 11, 2026.
Source snapshot updated 2026-08-04T08:06:14Z. 2026-06-11: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 2026-06-11: Introduced in House
A closer look
Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2026-06-11. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
This review covers the supplied bill text. “None identified” does not rule out provisions in later versions or accompanying reports and disclosures.
Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
None identified in the reviewed text
No unrelated provision or policy change attached to appropriations was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version and does not establish absence in other versions or accompanying materials.
Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
None identified in the reviewed text
No congressionally directed spending for particular recipients or places was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version and does not establish absence in other versions or accompanying materials.
Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
None identified in the reviewed text
No materially narrow preferential benefit or special exemption was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. Broad voting rights and generally applicable election requirements do not themselves constitute preferential treatment. This conclusion is limited to that version and does not establish absence in other versions or accompanying materials.
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