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The Senate proceeds to consider H. Res. 402 as in Committee of the Whole
Joint Resolution
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, (two thirds of both Houses concurring,) That the following article be proposed to the Legislatures of the several States as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which, when ratified by three fourths of said Legislatures, shall be held as part of said Constitution, namely:
Article —.
Sec. 1. All the male[+e867036]No discrimination shall be made in any State among the[+e867052]The right of[-e867036] any [-e866904]citizens[+e866904] of the United Staresiden[+e867036]ts [+e867036]ef[+e867036]sthe[+e867036]in the exercise of the elective franchise[+e867052] s[+e867036 -e867052]e[+e867036] [-e867052]eral States[+e867036] [+e867036 -e867052]n[+e867036]tw or hereaf[+e867036]o [-e867052]r comprehended in the Union, of the age of twenty-on[+e867036]vote [-e867036]an[+e866904 -e867036]d hold off[+e866904 -e867052]ye[+e867036 -e867052]a[+e867036]r[+e867036 -e867052]s [+e867036]an[+e867036 -e867052]d up[+e867036]in[+e867052]w[+e867036 -e867052]ard, [+e867036]ice [+e866904]shall [-e867036]not [-e867036]bet[+e867036] tl[+e867036]dent[+e867036]ie[-e867036]d n e[+e867036]right to hold office in[+e867052]qual v[+e867036 -e867052]ote in all elections in the[+e867036]or [-e867036]n[+e867038]a[-e867036]b[-e867052]ridged by the Un[-e867036]ited S wherein they shall reside; th[+e867036]tates[-e867036],[+e866904 -e867036] or[-e867036] by[+e866904 -e867036] any [-e867036]Staperi[+e867036]td of such reside[+e867036]ece[+e867036], [+e866904]s a qualification for voting to be de[+e867036]nativity, property, educa[+e867052]cid[+e867036 -e867052]ed by e[+e867036]on account[+e866904 -e867036] [-e867036]by[-e866904]h Stat[+e867036] re[-e866904]e[+e867036]xcep[+e867036 -e867052]t such[+e867036],[+e867052] c[+e867036]r creed[+e867052]it[+e867036 -e867052]izen[+e867036]s[+e867036 -e867052] as shall[+e867036] e[+e867036 -e867052]ngage in rebel[+e867036]l[+e867036 -e867052]ion[+e867036]ason o[-e867036]f rainsurrection, or shall be duly[+e867036]ce, colo[-e867036]r,[+e866904] ovicted[+e867036]r prev[-e867036]ioustrea[+e867036] on or oth[+e867036]co infamous crim[+e867036]nditi[-e867036]on of slav[-e866904]ervitude[+e866904]y of any citizen or class of citizens of the United States[-e866904].
Sec. 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce by proper legislation the provisions of this article.