S. 955 · 116th Congress
Polling Place Protection Act of 2019
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This bill requires states and jurisdictions responsible for administering elections to provide sufficient resources to ensure
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Mar 28, 2019
Polling Place Protection Act of 2019
This bill requires states and jurisdictions responsible for administering elections to provide sufficient resources to ensure
- a reasonably uniform ratio of staff and voting systems to registered voters,
- a reasonably uniform geographic distribution of polling places,
- a fair and equitable waiting time for voters, and
- a wait of no longer than 30 minutes to cast a ballot at a polling place.
These states and jurisdictions must develop an election administration plan that includes a contingency plan for additional resources to be deployed if there are wait times of over 30 minutes at any polling place on an election day. Contingency plans must be approved by the Federal Election Commission.
This bill provides a private right of action for an individual aggrieved by a state or jurisdiction's violation of the voting wait time limit.
A U.S. district court may extend polling hours to enforce these requirements.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Polling Place Protection Act of 2019
Latest action (Mar 28, 2019): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 28, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.