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Digitized from Box 13 of the White House Press Releases at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
Pool Report-SER Board, Quality Inn
July 17,1975
President Ford said ween asked if he backs theVoting
law
Rights/ extension to cover the Spanish Speaking thathe is
very much for this He considers the law of maximumimportance.
He talked with denators about it yesterday and this morning.
But he pointed out a problem that exists in the Senate
(He did not say but presumably he is talking about the New
Hampshire senate seat contest and the fact the Congress goes on
vacation July 31 for a month) in view of the fact the Voting
"ights law expires *IN Aug. 4.
Ford said there were several options concerning this
law--one would be to pass it as is, one to extend it as the
House voted and one would be to extend it to all 50 states and
one would be to let it expire.
He suggests it might be simpler and more easily done to
extend it to all 50 states.
He said he believes in every citizen having the right to vote.
( Note: A playbackof the tape shows that Ford backed
the Spanish Speaking amendment including seven SS populated
states in addition to the six southern states there was no
backing away fromthe issue.)
Sarah McClendon