S. 26
Referred to CommitteeVote By Mail Act of 2019
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
1/3/2019 • Senate
Summary
Vote by Mail Act of 2019
This bill requires states to allow voting in federal elections to be by mail without additional conditions or requirements, except a deadline for returning the ballot.
States must mail ballots to individuals registered to vote in a federal election not later than two weeks before the election. The U.S. Postal Service must carry ballots mailed by a state expeditiously and free of postage.
This bill authorizes automatic voter registration of individuals through state motor vehicle authorities.
Introduced in Senate • 1/3/2019
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Originated in the Senate
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January 3, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
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