2/27/13: Do you vote? More than 119 million people cast their vote in November 2012. However, dozens of communities reported long lines and other challenges that prevented people from voting. As a result, there have been several bills introduced in Congress to make it easier for people to vote. In addition, there are proposals pending before Congress that affect voters in the District of Columbia and US territories. Weigh in on these bills related to voting and POPVOX will deliver your message to your Members of Congress — guaranteed.
Legislation Related to Voter Access
- HR 653 Students Voicing Opinions in Today's Elections (VOTE) Act: To direct the Election Assistance Commission to carry out a pilot program under which the Commission shall provide funds to local educational agencies for initiatives to provide voter registration information to secondary school students in the 12th grade.
- HR 376 Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act: To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections.
- S 58 The LINE Act: To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to ensure that voters in elections for Federal office do not wait in long lines in order to vote.
- HR 97 The Fair, Accurate, Secure and Timely Voting Act (FAST Voting Act): To provide incentives for States to invest in practices and technology that are designed to expedite voting at the polls and to simplify voter registration.
- HR 50 The Streamlined and Improved Methods at Polling Locations and Early (SIMPLE) Voting Act : To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to promote early voting in elections for Federal office and to prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections.
- HR 12 The Voter Empowerment Act: To modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for individuals with disabilities, protect the ability of individuals to exercise the right to vote in elections for Federal office. (Also S 123)
- HR 289 The Value Our Time Elections Act: To modernize State voting systems by allowing for increased use of the internet in voter registration.
- S 85 The Louis L. Redding Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely Voting Act: To provide incentives for States to invest in practices and technology that are designed to expedite voting at the polls and to simplify voter registration.
- HR 281 The Voter Access Protection Act: To prohibit election officials from requiring individuals to provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot in an election for Federal office or registering to vote in elections for Federal office.
- HR 280 Same Day Registration Act of 2013: To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to provide for same day registration.
Legislation Related to Representation in Congress
- HR 292 The New Columbia Admission Act: To provide for the admission of the State of New Columbia into the Union.
- HR 362 The District of Columbia Equal Representation Act: To provide for the treatment of the District of Columbia as a State for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives and Senate.
- HR 363 The District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act: To provide for the treatment of the District of Columbia as a State for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives.
- HR 299 The DC Rights Restoration Act: To restore the Federal electoral rights of the residents of the District of Columbia.
- HJ Res 7 Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution regarding presidential election voting rights for residents of all United States territories and commonwealths.
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