The right to vote is the foundation of any democracy. Yet most Americans do not realize that we do not have a constitutionally protected right to vote. While there are amendments to the U.S. Constitution that prohibit discrimination based on race (15th), sex (19th) and age (26th), no affirmative right to vote exists.
This is a petition for the White House to support an amendment to the Constitution that would:
-Guarantee the right of every citizen 18 and over to vote
-Empower Congress to set national minimum electoral standards for all states to follow
-Provide protection against attempts to disenfranchise individual voters
-Ensure that every vote cast is counted correctly
The text and inspiration for this petition are from fairvote.org.