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S. 1566

Referred to Committee

Military Voting Protection Act

Introduced 5/21/2019•116th Congress•Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

5/21/2019 • Senate

Summary

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.

Introduced in Senate • 5/21/2019

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Topics & Subjects

Elections, voting, political campaign regulationGovernment information and archivesMilitary personnel and dependentsState and local government operations

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Sponsor & Cosponsors (4)

Party Breakdown

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Democrats
2
Republicans
1
Independents

Sponsor

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Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]

Republican • TX

Sponsored 5/21/2019

Cosponsors (3)

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Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]

R-NC

Joined 5/21/2019

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Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]

D-IL

Joined 5/21/2019

Bill Journey

Originated in the Senate

Introduced

May 21, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Committee Review

Floor Debate

Passed Chamber

Other Chamber

President

Enacted into Law

Text Versions (1)

Introduced in Senate5/21/2019

Details

Bill TypeS
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors3