Voting rights refer to the laws and policies determining who can vote and how elections are conducted. The political debate focuses on access to voting and election security. Some advocate for expanding voting access through measures like early voting and automatic registration, while others prioritize stricter voter ID laws and efforts to prevent fraud, emphasizing election integrity.
On voting rights, VoteSee scores every member of Congress on a spectrum from Expanded Voting Access (Supports making voting as accessible as possible to all eligible citizens including policies like same-day voter registration and early voting while opposing voter ID laws) to Strict Voter Verification (Supports strict voter ID requirements, requiring photo identification is a reasonable safeguard for elections, and limiting early voting and absentee voting to specific circumstances), based on their actual votes.
Where the Parties Stand on Voting Rights
Democrats score 61/100 on average (241 members scored).
Independents score 59/100 on average (3 members scored).
Republicans score 39/100 on average (266 members scored).
Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms, and for other purposes. (September 1, 2026)
A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voters to provide photo identification. (August 8, 2026)
A bill to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes. (March 26, 2026)
To prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia and to repeal the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022. (June 10, 2025)
To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require proof of United States citizenship to register an individual to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes. (April 10, 2025)