Democrats dominated the controversial process of voting by proxy in 2021, according to a study released by the Republican-leaning Ripon Society.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) pushed the absentee voting measure through, which allowed members of Congress to vote by proxy, at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in May 2020. The measure allowed them to work from home, while purportedly satisfying the Constitution’s requirement that lawmakers be present to vote on and approve legislation.
