Bill > HR2694

Introduced Session

To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance protections regarding voter registration, and for other purposes. This bill amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide that, for purposes of voting for any federal, state, or local office, a servicemember who registers to vote in a state in which he or she is present in compliance with military orders for a permanent change of station shall not, solely by reason of that registration, be deemed to have: (1) acquired a residence or domicile in that state; (2) become a resident in or of that state; or (3) lost a residence or domicile in any other state, without regard to whether the person intends to return to that state. Within 10 days after a servicemember registers to vote in the state in which he or she is present in compliance with such orders: (1) such servicemember shall notify the Service Voting Action Officer of the military department concerned, and (2) such officer shall notify the chief state election official of the state in which the servicemember resides or is domiciled.

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Darrell Issa (R)*,  Jim Banks (R),  Susan Brooks (R),  Steve Chabot (R),  Charlie Crist (D),  Warren Davidson (R),  Charles Dent (R),  Neal Dunn (R),  Dwight Evans (D),  Jeb Hensarling (R),  Duncan Hunter (R),  Doug LaMalfa (R),  Collin Peterson (D),  David Roe (R), 

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. (on 05/25/2017)

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