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Oct 21, 2020
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Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) issued the following statement today after national security officials revealed Iran and Russia have obtained voter registration information in an effort to interfere in the 2020 elections:
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Oct 15, 2020
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Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) issued the following statement today regarding the California Republican Party’s deployment of unofficial ballot drop boxes throughout the state:
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Oct 12, 2020
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Lofgren issued a statement regarding the White House’s latest coronavirus relief offer.
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Oct 12, 2020
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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler and Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren, along with all Democratic Members of both Committees, filed an amicus brief opposing Texas Governor Greg Abbott's executive order limiting the number of mail in voting drop-off boxes to one per county.
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Oct 7, 2020
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Today, Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren, Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Chairman James E. Clyburn, and Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney sent a letter to Texas Governor Greg Abbott urging him to rescind a proclamation he issued last week requiring counties to close all but one mail-in ballot drop-off location.
Oct 6, 2020
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Committee on House Administration Subcommittee on Elections Chairperson Marcia L. Fudge (D-Ohio) made the following opening remarks at today’s hearing, Voting Rights and Election Administration: Combatting Misinformation in the 2020 Election:
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Sep 30, 2020
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Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) and House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Chairman Henry C. “Hank” Johnson (D-Ga.) today introduced the Judicial Ads Act, legislation to combat dark money in judicial nominations by increasing accountability and transparency in advertisements related to Senate confirmation of federal judicial nominations.
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Sep 29, 2020
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Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) issued the following statement today as House Democrats introduced legislation to protect our democracy and American voters during the COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring voters can cast their ballots without risking their wellbeing.
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Sep 23, 2020
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Today, on Wednesday, September 23, 2020, House Democrats introduced the Protecting Our Democracy Act – a landmark reforms package that will prevent future presidential abuses, restore our system of checks and balances, strengthen accountability and transparency, and protect our elections.
Sep 22, 2020
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Today, Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) and Senate Rules Committee Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) introduced legislation to direct the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to carry all election mail at a First-Class standard, postmark all ballots for federal elections, improve the processing of election mail, and have Congress reimburse USPS for carrying all election mail without postage. The Committee on House Administration and Senate Rules Committee are the primary congressional committees charged with oversight over federal elections.
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