Save Voters Act
- Last Action
- 9/19/2023
Actions
- 2023-09-19Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
- 2023-09-19Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2023-09-19 (00)
Stop Automatically Voiding Eligible Voters Off Their Enlisted Rolls in States Act or the Save Voters Act
This bill prohibits a state from removing registrants from the official list of eligible voters unless it meets certain verification and notice requirements.
Specifically, the bill prohibits a state from removing a registrant from the official list of eligible voters unless it verifies, on the basis of objective and reliable evidence, that the registrant is ineligible to vote in federal elections. Further, a state is prohibited from considering failure to vote in an election or failure to respond to any election mail as evidence of ineligibility to vote.
Additionally, the bill requires a state to provide individual registrants who are removed with a notice, which must include the grounds for the removal and information on contesting the removal. Public notice must be provided after conducting any general program to remove the names of ineligible voters.
Cosponsors (19)
- Angus King (I-ME)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
- Alex Padilla (D-CA)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)
- Timothy Kaine (D-VA)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- Tina Smith (D-MN)
- Cory Booker (D-NJ)
- Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
- Christopher Murphy (D-CT)
- Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
- Edward Markey (D-MA)
- Bob Casey (D-PA)
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
- Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
- Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
- Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
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