H.R. 8815 · 116th Congress
Election Certainty Act
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This bill establishes certain requirements for delivered ballots in federal elections.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Nov 24, 2020
Election Certainty Act
This bill establishes certain requirements for delivered ballots in federal elections.
Specifically, the bill requires a ballot submitted by mail or otherwise delivered in a federal election, in order to be counted, to (1) include the signature of the voter, and (2) be received by the appropriate election official by the date of the election.
Further, the bill requires a ballot that is delivered by a third party on behalf of a voter to include the signature of the third party. It also restricts the types of individuals who can deliver such a ballot to certain family members of the voter.
The bill excludes absent uniformed service members and their family members from these requirements.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Election Certainty Act
Latest action (Nov 24, 2020): Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: House · Introduced: Nov 24, 2020
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.