US SB1912 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on July 30 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-07-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 30 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-07-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Native American Voting Rights Act of 2015 This bill prohibits states and local governments from: eliminating the only polling place or voter registration site on an Indian reservation; moving or consolidating a polling place or voter registration site located on an Indian reservation to a location one mile or further from the existing one; moving or consolidating a polling place on an Indian reservation to a location across a natural boundary if that makes travel difficult for a voter, regardless of distance; eliminating in-person voting on an Indian reservation by designating an Indian reservation as a permanent absentee voting location, unless the entire state is or becomes a permanent absentee voting state or the Indian tribe requests such a designation; removing an early voting location or otherwise diminishing early voting opportunities on an Indian reservation; or decreasing the number of days or hours that an in-person or early voting location is open on an Indian reservation or changing the dates of in-person or early voting on an Indian reservation. Requirements for exceptions to such prohibitions are prescribed. Each of the states whose territory contains all or part of an Indian reservation shall designate, for each Indian tribe of each Indian reservation, an officer within that state responsible for compliance with this Act. Any state whose territory contains all or part of an Indian reservation shall provide one or more polling places for each Indian tribe satisfying certain obligations. In states that provide for early voting a state or local election official shall provide upon request at least one early voting location on an Indian reservation. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is amended to require the Office of Personnel Management to assign an appropriate number of observers whenever the Attorney General receives a written complaint from an Indian tribe that efforts to deny or abridge the right to vote under the color of law on account of race or color, or in contravention of specified guarantees, are likely to occur.
Title
Native American Voting Rights Act of 2015
Sponsors
Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT] | Sen. Al Franken [D-MN] | Sen. Heidi Heitkamp [D-ND] | Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM] |
Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2015-07-30 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Subjects
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Civil actions and liability
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Federal-Indian relations
Foreign language and bilingual programs
General Native American affairs matters
Government operations and politics
Indian lands and resources rights
Racial and ethnic relations
State and local government operations
Voting rights
Civil actions and liability
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Federal-Indian relations
Foreign language and bilingual programs
General Native American affairs matters
Government operations and politics
Indian lands and resources rights
Racial and ethnic relations
State and local government operations
Voting rights
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1912/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1912/BILLS-114s1912is.pdf |