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Introduced
05/21/2019
05/21/2019
In Committee
05/21/2019
05/21/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
A bill to require information and opportunities for registration for voting and absentee ballot requests for members of the Armed Forces who are undergoing deployment overseas, and for other purposes. This bill requires military departments to provide members of the Armed Forces with a federal write-in absentee ballot together with instructions on the appropriate use of the ballot with respect to the state in which the member is registered to vote. Members intending to vote in a state that does not accept the federal write-in absentee ballot as a simultaneous application and acceptable ballot for federal elections must be provided a briefing on, and an opportunity to fill out, the official post card form for absentee voter registration application and absentee ballot application.
AI Summary
This bill, called the Military Voting Protection Act, requires military departments to provide members of the Armed Forces who are undergoing deployment overseas with a Federal write-in absentee ballot and instructions on how to use it for the state in which they are registered to vote. For members intending to vote in a state that does not accept the Federal write-in absentee ballot as both an application and a ballot, the bill mandates that they be provided a briefing on and an opportunity to fill out the official post card form for absentee voter registration and ballot application. The bill also expresses the sense of Congress that federal and state governments should remove all obstacles that would inhibit deployed servicemembers from voting, and that states should modify their laws to permit the use of the Federal write-in absentee ballot as both an application and a ballot.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (4)
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (on 05/21/2019)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1566/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1566/BILLS-116s1566is.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1566/BILLS-116s1566is.pdf.pdf |
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