US Congress Senate Bill 1026 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 28-6-1)
Status: Introduced on May 12 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-05-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5376-5377)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Military Voting Protection Act of 2009 - Amends the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to direct the Secretary of Defense (the presidential designee) to establish procedures for: (1) collecting marked absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters in regularly scheduled general elections for federal office; and (2) delivering such ballots to the appropriate state election officials. Requires the designee to: (1) ensure that such ballots are delivered prior to the time established for the closing of the polls on the date of the election; (2) carry out delivery requirements by utilizing the express mail delivery services of the U.S. Postal Service, which shall include a mechanism for ballot tracking; (3) inform individuals who are anticipated to be absent overseas uniformed services voters in such an election of the procedures for collection and delivery of marked absentee ballots established pursuant to this Act; and (4) take steps to ensure that such voters are able to cast their votes in a private and independent manner, and that vote contents remain private while in the designee's possession or control.

Military Voting Protection Act of 2009

Sen. Mark Begich [D-AK]	Sen. Christopher Bond [R-MO]	Sen. Sam Brownback [R-KS]	Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC]
Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R-GA]	Sen. Tom Coburn [R-OK]	Sen. Thad Cochran [R-MS]
Sen. Bob Corker [R-TN]	Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]	Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]	Sen. Jim DeMint [R-SC]
Sen. John Ensign [R-NV]	Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]	Sen. Judd Gregg [R-NH]	Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT]
Sen. Kay Hutchison [R-TX]	Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK]	Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]	Sen. Mike Johanns [R-NE]
Sen. Jon Kyl [R-AZ]	Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I-CT]	Sen. Richard Lugar [R-IN]	Sen. Mel Martinez [R-FL]
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO]	Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]	Sen. James Risch [R-ID]	Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]
Sen. Jeff Sessions [R-AL]	Sen. Arlen Specter [D-PA]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]	Sen. John Thune [R-SD]
Sen. David Vitter [R-LA]	Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]	Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-05-12		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5376-5377)
2009-05-12		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5375-5376)

HB2393 (Same As) 2009-10-01 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 158.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/1026/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s1026/BILLS-111s1026is.pdf