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February 27, 2008

Whitehouse to testify on vote caging prohibition

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is scheduled to testify today in favor of legislation that would prohibit challenges to people’s right to vote based on a mailing address.

The process in question, known as “vote caging,” is when mail that has been “returned to sender” is used as a way to question a person’s residency and, therefore, right to vote.

The Caging Prohibition Act was introduced last November. It would prevent challenges to voter eligibility based only on these returned mail lists.

Whitehouse sponsored the bill along with 13 co-sponsors.

His testimony in front of the Committee on Rules and Administration will be available on the Committee's Web site.

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