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US HR3201Save Voters Act Stop Automatically Voiding Eligible Voters Off Their Enlisted Rolls in States Act
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Introduced
06/11/2019
06/11/2019
In Committee
06/11/2019
06/11/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to prohibit a State from removing the name of any registrant from the official list of voters eligible to vote in elections for Federal office in the State unless the State verifies, on the basis of objective and reliable evidence, that the registrant is ineligible to vote in such elections. This bill requires verification and notice of the removal of registrants from an official list of eligible voters. Specifically, the bill requires a state or political subdivision to provide notice to individual registrants that are removed, the grounds for the removal, and information on contesting the removal. Public notice must be provided after any systematic removal of names. The bill provides conditions for the removal of names from an official list of eligible voters. A state is prohibited from removing a name unless the state verifies that the registrant is ineligible to vote. A state is prohibited from considering failure to vote in an election or failure to respond to a notice as evidence of ineligibility to vote.
AI Summary
This bill, known as the Save Voters Act or the Stop Automatically Voiding Eligible Voters Off Their Enlisted Rolls in States Act, amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to prohibit states from removing the name of any registered voter from the official list of eligible voters for federal elections unless the state verifies, based on objective and reliable evidence, that the registrant is ineligible to vote. The bill specifies that factors such as a registrant's failure to vote, respond to notices, or take other voting-related actions cannot be considered as evidence of ineligibility. The bill also requires states to provide notice to individuals whose names are removed from the voter rolls, as well as public notice of any systematic removal of names, and to allow for the contesting of such removals.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (7)
Joyce Beatty (D)*,
Val Demings (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Marcy Kaptur (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Bobby Rush (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (on 06/11/2019)
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Document Type | Source Location |
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State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3201/all-info |
BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3201/BILLS-116hr3201ih.pdf |
Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3201/BILLS-116hr3201ih.pdf.pdf |
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