WASHINGTON, D.C. -- One of President Obama's guests at the State of the Union address this week was Desiline Victor, a 102-year-old Florida woman who waited in line for hours to cast her vote in November.
She was just one of many Americans who waited in long lines, or faced other obstacles, at the polls.
Now, the president is calling on lawmakers and election officials to do something about it.
"When any Americans, no matter where they live or what their party, are denied that right simply because they can't wait for five, six, seven hours just to cast their ballot, we are betraying our ideals," said President Obama.
At the State of the Union, President Obama announced a new bipartisan commission to try and make exercising the right to vote easier.
At the federal level, a new Senate bill will try to limit wait times to less than one hour.
Another proposal includes mandating online voter registration in states to streamline the process.
