Verifiable, Orderly, and Timely Election Results Act
Latest action · Feb 8, 2021 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.
- IntroducedFeb 8, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Verifiable, Orderly, and Timely Election Results Act
This bill establishes certain federal standards for voting by mail and reporting federal election results. It also requires states to establish certain election measures.
First, the bill establishes federal standards for (1) requesting a mail-in ballot; (2) confirming the identity, registration, and eligibility of an individual requesting a mail-in ballot; and (3) submitting a mail-in ballot. In particular, the bill requires mail-in ballots to be received by the time the polls close on election day.
In addition, the bill makes it unlawful to possess or return a mail-in ballot completed by another person (commonly referred to as ballot harvesting), with exceptions. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to one year, or both.
The bill also establishes standards for reporting federal election results, including by requiring states to count all eligible ballots within 24 hours after the election.
Finally, each state must, in order to receive election assistance funds, have in effect certain laws related to voting. For example, states must require voters to present identification to cast a ballot in a federal election.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 8, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Feb 8, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Accounting and auditing
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
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- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
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- Postal service
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 8, 2021Introduced in Senate
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