US HB6594 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on November 16 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-11-16 - Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 16 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-11-16 - Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Military Ballot Integrity Act of 2012 - Amends the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to require states which do not transmit to an absent uniformed services voter a validly requested absentee ballot for a federal election by the deadline required to delay the certification of the election results by the number of days by which the state missed such deadline with respect to the voter, except in elections subject to a state undue hardship waiver. Allows any person aggrieved by a violation of the Act to bring a civil action in an appropriate district court for necessary declaratory or injunctive relief. (Under current law, only the Attorney General may bring such an action.) Allows for the award of reasonable attorney's fees for the prevailing party. Requires a report from the Attorney General in each year in which a general election for federal office is scheduled on the number of attorneys and other staff within the Department of Justice (DOJ) assigned to enforce the Act, as well as a plan to detect noncompliance by state and local election officials with requirements of the Act. Requires the presidential designee responsible for federal functions under the Act to establish and operate a centralized mail forwarding database through which balloting materials for a member of a reserve component called or ordered to active duty are forwarded to the member's correct mailing address after the member is released from active duty.
Title
Military Ballot Integrity Act of 2012
Sponsors
Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2012-11-16 | House | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. |
Same As/Similar To
SB331 (Related) 2011-02-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Subjects
Civil actions and liability
Congressional elections
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government information and archives
Government operations and politics
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
Postal service
Congressional elections
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government information and archives
Government operations and politics
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
Postal service
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/6594/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr6594/BILLS-112hr6594ih.pdf |