H.R. 6590 · 112th Congress
FAST Voting Act of 2012
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Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely Voting Act of 2012 or FAST Voting Act of 2012 - Directs the Attorney General to award grants, on a competitive basis, to enable states to: (1) invest in practices and technology designed to expedite voting at the polls, and (2) simplify voter registration.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Nov 15, 2012
Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely Voting Act of 2012 or FAST Voting Act of 2012 - Directs the Attorney General to award grants, on a competitive basis, to enable states to: (1) invest in practices and technology designed to expedite voting at the polls, and (2) simplify voter registration.
Requires the grant application to include a comprehensive and coherent plan for using funds to improve the applicant's performance on specified measures with respect to: (1) flexible registration opportunities, (2) early voting, (3) assistance to non-English speaking voters, and (4) other related matters.
Requires each grantee to establish performance measures and targets, approved by the Attorney General, that track its progress in implementing its plan and expediting voting at the polls or simplifying voter registration, as applicable.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: FAST Voting Act of 2012
Also known as: Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely Voting Act of 2012
Latest action (Dec 7, 2012): Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: House · Introduced: Nov 15, 2012
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.