Yesterday I introduced legislation to criminalize the practice known as caging, by which mail is sent to a voter's registered address and if it is returned as undeliverable, that voter is added to a list of registrations that may be challenged at the polls. It is a tactic used to suppress and intimidate voters--often in minority communities, on college campuses and among members of the armed forces serving overseas.
The Caging Prohibition Act of 2008 would make it illegal to use the lists created by campaigns and private organizations' caging efforts as a tool for challenging voters' rights. As of right now, the bill has nine co-sponsors and I certainly hope that more Members of Congress will join us in the fight to bar this egregious practice of large-scale, methodical voter suppression. I will keep you updated as the bill moves forward, but for now, if you want more information, The Raw Story has a post [1] about it.
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[1] http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Rep._Conyers_lodges_bill_to_criminalize_0117.html