Voter Empowerment Act of 2019

HB 1275 Voter Empowerment Act of 2019

US Congress 116th Congress

Voter Empowerment Act of 2019
HB-1275


About HB-1275

Addresses access to voting, including by requiring states to allow online voter registration, establish automatic voter registration, permit same day voter registration, and accept voter registration applications from individuals under age 18; prohibiting interference with voter registration or voting; requiring paper ballots and manual counting for recounts and audits; requiring states to allow early voting and voting by mail without additional conditions; making grants to states for poll worker recruitment and training; prohibiting certain political activities by a state's chief state election administration official; making grants for conducting risk-limiting audits of the results of elections; and permanently reauthorizing the Election Assistance Commission.

  

Bill Texts

Introduced 02/27/2019

Weigh In

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 1

Sponsors (9)

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History

Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Justice.

03/22/2019

Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties.

03/22/2019

Introduced In House

02/14/2019

Referred To The Committee On House Administration, And In Addition To The Committees On The Judiciary, Science, Space, And Technology, Veterans' Affairs, Oversight And Reform, And Education And Labor, For A Period To Be Subsequently Determined By The Speaker, In Each Case For Consideration Of Such Provisions As Fall Within The Jurisdiction Of The Committee Concerned.

02/14/2019

Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology.

02/14/2019