House may continue remote voting after pandemic ends

By Susan Ferrechio

Published March 9, 2021 6:09pm ET

House may continue remote voting after pandemic ends — House Democrats are likely to consider a permanent extension of “voting by proxy,” a practice that has allowed lawmakers to vote remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. “I think there will be discussion about, should we be able to vote remotely under circumstances post COVID-19,” Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, a Maryland Democrat, said Tuesday. The House […]

House Democrats are likely to consider a permanent extension of “voting by proxy,” a practice that has allowed lawmakers to vote remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I think there will be discussion about, should we be able to vote remotely under circumstances post COVID-19,” Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, a Maryland Democrat, said Tuesday.