America Votes Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 2/15/2021
Actions
- 2021-02-15Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- 2021-02-15Introduced in House
- 2021-02-15Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-02-15 (00)
America Votes Act of 2021
This bill permits the use of sworn written statements to meet identification requirements for voting in federal elections.
Specifically, an individual who is required to present identification as a condition of voting in a federal election may meet this requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification and that he or she is registered to vote in the election. An individual who wants to vote by mail may submit such a statement with the ballot.
States with an identification requirement must make copies of a preprinted version of the statement available for individuals to complete.
Additionally, states must provide these individuals with a regular ballot instead of a provisional ballot.
The bill does not apply to first-time voters registering by mail.
Cosponsors (20)
- Marc Veasey (D-TX)
- Kim Schrier (D-WA)
- BOBBY RUSH (D-IL)
- Jesus Garcia (D-IL)
- Sharice Davids (D-KS)
- ALCEE HASTINGS (D-FL)
- John Sarbanes (D-MD)
- Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
- Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
- Nanette Barragan (D-CA)
- Terri Sewell (D-AL)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- JAMES COOPER (D-TN)
- BARBARA LEE (D-CA)
- Gwen Moore (D-WI)
- DIANA DEGETTE (D-CO)
- JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
- Mondaire Jones (D-NY)
- EDDIE JOHNSON (D-TX)
- Jerry McNerney (D-CA)
Subjects
- Congressional elections
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Government information and archives
- State and local government operations
- Voting rights
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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