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S. 958

Referred to Committee

SAVE VOTERS Act

Introduced 3/28/2019•116th Congress•Senate

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

3/28/2019 • Senate

Summary

Stop Automatically Voiding Eligible Voters Off Their Enlisted Rolls in States Act or the SAVE VOTERS Act

This bill requires verification and notice of the removal of registrants from an official list of eligible voters. Specifically, the bill requires a state or political subdivision to provide notice to individual registrants that are removed, the grounds for the removal, and information on contesting the removal. Public notice must be provided after any systematic removal of names.

The bill provides conditions for the removal of names from an official list of eligible voters. A state is prohibited from removing a name unless the state verifies that the registrant is ineligible to vote. A state is prohibited from considering failure to vote in an election or failure to respond to a notice as evidence of ineligibility to vote.

Introduced in Senate • 3/28/2019

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Topics & Subjects

Elections, voting, political campaign regulationGovernment information and archivesState and local government operationsVoting rights

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Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]

Democrat • OR

Sponsored 3/28/2019

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Bill Journey

Originated in the Senate

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March 28, 2019

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

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Introduced in Senate3/28/2019

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Current StatusReferred to Committee
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