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S. 2328

Referred to Committee

Reducing Barriers for Military Voters Act

Introduced 7/13/2021•117th Congress•Senate

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

7/13/2021 • Senate

Summary

Reducing Barriers for Military Voters Act

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to develop a plan for providing end-to-end electronic voting services (e.g., services for registering to vote and returning a ballot) in participating states for absent uniformed service members who are deployed or mobilized in locations with limited or no postal service.

Specifically, DOD must develop the plan by consulting with state and local election officials. Further, the plan must include (1) methods to ensure that voters have the opportunity to verify that their ballots are received and tabulated, (2) methods to generate a verifiable and auditable vote trail, and (3) an assessment of whether commercially available technologies may be used to carry out the plan.

DOD must implement the plan for a trial group of voters in participating states for the 2024 federal elections. The plan must be implemented for all voters in participating states for the 2026 federal elections and subsequent years.

Introduced in Senate • 7/13/2021

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Topics & Subjects

Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadElections, voting, political campaign regulationMilitary personnel and dependentsPostal servicePublic contracts and procurementState and local government operations

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Sponsor & Cosponsors (12)

Party Breakdown

8
Democrats
3
Republicans
1
Independents

Sponsor

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Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]

Democrat • IL

Sponsored 7/13/2021

Cosponsors (11)

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Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]

R-TX

Joined 7/13/2021

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Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]

D-WA

Joined 7/13/2021

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Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]

I-VT

Joined 7/13/2021

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Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]

D-WI

Joined 7/13/2021

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Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]

D-CA

Joined 7/13/2021

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Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]

D-HI

Joined 7/13/2021

Bill Journey

Originated in the Senate

Introduced

July 13, 2021

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

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Introduced in Senate7/13/2021

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Bill TypeS
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors11