Make it easier for eligible voters to cast a legal vote and increase opportunities to vote.

Paul Tonko · New York · Democratic

policy impact 5.00 specificity 2.00 extraction confidence 98%

Occurrences

Paul is committed to make sure everyone who wants to cast a legal vote should have more opportunity to do so -- not less.

Commits to expanding lawful voting access.

Issues
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Ensuring equal access to the ballot box for all

Reiterates support for voting access and equal ballot access.

Meet Paul
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Evidence

Tonko said H.R. 1 would "make it easier for millions of Americans to cast legal votes" and expand voting rights by simplifying and expanding access to the ballot.

Official House press release showing Tonko publicly backed and advanced the voting-access goal through H.R. 1.

partial same_term A for effort

Tonko Votes to Pass Sweeping Democracy Reform Bill | U.S. Representative Paul Tonko
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The House passed H.R. 1, the For the People Act, by a vote of 220-210. The roll call record lists Tonko as voting Yea.

Tonko supported passage of the House voting-reform bill that would have expanded registration and voting access.

partial same_term A for effort

Roll Call 62 | Bill Number: H.R. 1 | Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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The Senate voted 50-50 on cloture for S. 2093, the For the People Act of 2021, and cloture was rejected, so the bill did not advance.

The federal voting-access package did not clear the Senate, so the promised policy was not enacted into law.

never same_term A for effort

Roll Call Vote 117th Congress - 1st Session | U.S. Senate
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Assessments

never same_term A for effort

Tonko materially supported the promise by voting for and publicly advocating H.R. 1, a major federal voting-access bill aimed at expanding registration and ballot access. But as a federal representative, credit for full delivery depends on the promised policy actually being enacted or otherwise implemented. The House passed the bill with Tonko’s support, but the Senate failed to advance the companion measure, so the voting-access changes were not delivered at the federal level during the relevant term. Because he made a serious legislative effort but the promised outcome did not become law, this is best scored as never with effort credit.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4 · confidence 95%

never same_term A for effort

Tonko made a serious legislative effort by voting for H.R. 1, the For the People Act, which would have expanded voting access and made it easier for eligible voters to cast legal votes. However, the companion Senate bill failed to advance after cloture was rejected 50-50, so the promised federal voting-access outcome was not enacted into law during the term.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 98%