US Congress Senate Bill 1088 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)
Status: Introduced on April 27 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-04-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Pending: Senate Rules And Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Voter Registration Modernization Act Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require each state to make available official public websites for online voter registration. Directs the appropriate state or local election official to ensure that information on the computerized statewide voter registration list may be updated through the official public website. Directs the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to study best practices for implementing the requirements for Internet registration and the online updating of voter registration information. Authorizes the provision of election information by electronic mail to individuals registered to vote who have requested to receive it. Directs the Election Assistance Commission to make an implementation payment each year to enable each state to meet the requirements of this Act and to carry out activities to improve the administration of federal elections.

Voter Registration Modernization Act

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]	Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]
Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]
Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-27	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

HB12 (Related) 2015-04-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1088/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1088/BILLS-114s1088is.pdf