S. 1566 · 116th Congress
Military Voting Protection Act
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CornynSponsor3 cosponsors · 1 D, 1 R, 1 I
3 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill requires military departments to provide members of the Armed Forces with a federal write-in absentee ballot together with instructions on the appropriate use of the ballot with respect to the state in which the member is registered to vote.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · May 21, 2019
Military Voting Protection Act
This bill requires military departments to provide members of the Armed Forces with a federal write-in absentee ballot together with instructions on the appropriate use of the ballot with respect to the state in which the member is registered to vote. Members intending to vote in a state that does not accept the federal write-in absentee ballot as a simultaneous application and acceptable ballot for federal elections must be provided a briefing on, and an opportunity to fill out, the official post card form for absentee voter registration application and absentee ballot application.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Military Voting Protection Act
Latest action (May 21, 2019): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 21, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.