Congressional Lawmakers Clash Over DC Election Reform, Statehood

Congressional Lawmakers Clash Over DC Election Reform, Statehood
The U.S. flag at the dome of the U.S. Capitol on May 12, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Steven Kovac
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House Republicans don’t like how municipal officials run elections in the nation’s capital and are seeking to do something about it.

The Republican-controlled House is pushing a reform proposal called the American Confidence in Elections (ACE) Act, which would ban Washington’s practice of automatically mailing actual ballots to every registered voter, the use of mail-in ballot drop-boxes, ballot harvesting, same-day voter registration, and noncitizens voting in city elections.

Steven Kovac
Steven Kovac
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Steven Kovac reports for The Epoch Times from Michigan. He is a general news reporter who has covered topics related to rising consumer prices to election security issues. He can be reached at [email protected]
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