By Ariana Figueroa | Georgia Recorder May 25, 2021 2 hrs ago WASHINGTON â Members of a U.S. House panel on Monday debated whether some state elections laws disenfranchise certain voters, including people of color, and split along party lines in their conclusions. The chair of the elections subcommittee of the House Administration Committee, Rep. G. K. Butterfield (D-N.C.), voiced his concerns about recent voter ID requirements in laws in states such as Georgia and Texas, as well as those that have been passed in his home state. Butterfield said the effect of such laws is to make it much more difficult for some people to vote, including rural residents and minority groups.