US Congress House Bill 2823 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on June 11 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-06-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amends the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to: (1) require states to accept and process, with respect to any election for federal office, any otherwise valid voter registration application, absentee ballot application, and absentee ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter without any requirement for notarization of the document; and (2) permit the submittal of the official post card form (for simultaneous voter registration application and absentee ballot application) by electronic means. Expresses the sense of Congress concerning encouragement by states and the Department of Defense (DOD) of the use of electronic means to submit absentee ballots.

To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to enhance and improve certain procedures relating to voting by absent members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.

Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]

Rep. Gregg Harper [R-MS]

Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]

Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-06-24		Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2009-06-11		Referred to House Armed Services
2009-06-11		Referred to House House Administration
2009-06-11		Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/2823/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr2823/BILLS-111hr2823ih.pdf