Rural and Tribal Voter Rights Act
Latest action · Jul 31, 2014 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 31, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Rural and Tribal Voter Rights Act - Directs the Election Assistance Commission to make a payment each fiscal year to each state which meets early voting location distribution plan development requirements for ensuring that eligible voters have adequate access to early voting locations.
Requires a state or local election official to provide at least one one early voting location on tribal land when requested by the tribal government.
Requires each state to, after reasonable notice and public hearings, adopt and submit to the Commission a plan which provides for the equitable distribution of early voting locations.
Requires each state to make early voting available to any eligible voter for at least 10 days before an election for federal office.
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, the Postmaster General, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of the Interior to permit a state to designate facilities of the respective agencies located in the state as voter registration agencies.
Requires each state to permit any eligible individual on the same day as a federal election and on any day when voting, including early voting, is permitted for a federal election to: (1) register to vote in the election, and (2) cast a vote in it.
Requires each state to provide a secure online interface available to the public on a public, government website that allows any eligible individual to register electronically to vote or to update their voter registration.
Authorizes the Attorney General to bring a civil action in an appropriate district court for declaratory or injunctive relief as necessary to carry out this Act. Allows any aggrieved person a private right of action, too.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 31, 2014Introduced in Senate
- Jul 31, 2014Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 280 | Same Day Registration Act of 2013 | Related bill | Jan 15, 2013 |
| S 532 | Same Day Registration Act | Related bill | Mar 12, 2013 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Civil actions and liability
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government Operations and Politics
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- State and local finance
- State and local government operations
- Voting rights
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 31, 2014Introduced in Senate
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