Boxer Introduces Bill on Day One of the 113th Congress to Fight Long Election Lines
Press Release of U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer
For Immediate Release:
January 22, 2013
Contact:
Washington D.C. Office (202) 224-3553
The “LINE Act” Would Set National Standards and Require Action by States Where Voters Waited in Line for Hours
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), on the first day of the 113th Congress, reintroduced her election reform bill – the LINE Act – which would help ensure that all American voters can cast a ballot in federal elections without enduring hours-long delays at their polling places.
President Obama signaled his commitment to this important election reform yesterday in his Second Inaugural Address when he said, “Our journey is not complete until no citizen is forced to wait for hours to exercise the right to vote.”