Displaced Citizens Voter Protection Act of 2005

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 109th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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41 cosponsors · 41 D

0 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Displaced Citizens Voter Protection Act of 2005 - Extends to individuals evacuated from their residences as a result of Hurricane Katrina the right to use the absentee balloting and registration procedures available to military and overseas voters under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 13, 2005

Requires each motor vehicle authority and each designated voter registration agency in a state to take necessary steps to notify individuals to whom services are provided of the protections provided by this Act and of the requirements for obtaining them, including the requirement to submit an affidavit stating that the individual intends to return to the place of residence where he or she is otherwise qualified to vote.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Displaced Citizens Voter Protection Act of 2005

Latest action (Sep 13, 2005): Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 13, 2005

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.