Let the RECORD show. and I want to repeat it again. that nobody in this body is opposed to more voter registration and more participation in the voting process. nobody. The gentleman from Vermont and the proponents of this bill believe that too few Americans vote. I agree. But the reasons they do not vote hinges on barriers to registration. and to that I disagree. In the last 40 years. the voter registration in America. during the Presidential election years. has remained fairly constant despite the massive reforms that have removed the roadblocks in many States--literacy tests. property ownership. poll taxes. residency requirements. Long ago they were torn down and rightly so. The facts are that registration has remained fairly constant since 1948. around 70 percent.
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