Key Elements of a Right to Vote Amendment

1. Make the right to vote an affirmative federal right of citizenship, not a state-administered privilege.
2. Make automatic voter registration a duty of the federal government, direct the creation of standards for ease of voting and clarify prohibited activities, including the most common disenfranchisement tactics
3. Establish statehood for the District of Columbia.
4. Establish full voting rights and representation in Congress for Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories.
5. Enable Congress to pass laws protecting voters from having their elections dominated by moneyed interests (overruling Buckley v Valeo and its dependents).

Other Resources

• Why We Need an Affirmative Right to Vote 
• Landmarks in Voting History & Law
• 43 Ways to Disenfranchise or Suppress Voters
• A Leap Forward for Democracy is within Our Grasp