Subcommittee on Elections Hearing on: “Federal Election Commission: Reviewing Policies, Processes and Procedures”
Hearing on: “Federal Election Commission: Reviewing Policies, Processes and Procedures”
One of the major functions of the Subcommittee on Elections is its oversight of the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) and the Elections Assistance Commission (EAC). The subcommittee’s jurisdiction also extends to the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), the Federal Election Campaign Act, the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, and the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA). In addition to these policy areas the Subcommittee on Elections is also responsible for contested elections under the Federal Contested Elections Act.
Democratic Members responsible for elections and civil rights sent a letter to Republican National Committee Chair, Reince Priebus on the nature of the RNC’s associations with Nathan Sproul, who has been accused of voter registration fraud
Rep. Charles A. Gonzalez' (TX-20), Ranking Member on the Elections Subcommittee, statement on the arrest yesterday in Harrisonburg, VA; charged with eight felony counts and five misdemeanors for alleged acts of voter registration fraud
Top Democrats responsible for Elections, Judiciary, & Oversight sent a letter to Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus calling for answers surrounding the scandal of voter registration fraud in Florida and across the country
After Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler admitted he found no evidence to support his claims of thousands of non-citizens registered to vote, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Elections, Charles Gonzalez, responded:
Committee on House Administration, Ranking Member, Robert A. Brady's statement on the U.S. Senate voted on consideration of the DISCLOSE Act.
House Democrats filed a discharge petition to have the DISCLOSE 2012 Act brought to the House floor for full consideration
Congressman Charlie Gonzalez (TX-20), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Elections, condemned the Texas voter ID law being heard before the United States District Court of the District of Columbia this week
Hearing on: “Federal Election Commission: Reviewing Policies, Processes and Procedures”
Hearing on H.R. 672, proposed legislation to abolish the Election Assistance Commission (EAC). Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, one of the main architects of the Help America Vote Act which created the EAC, is scheduled to testify