3.0.0 1867 2023-01-13T04:49:48Z 2023-01-13T04:49:48Z Senate S S 2005-10-07 109 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-10-07T17:26:12Z Displaced Citizens Voter Protection Act of 2005 109 3734 HR 2005-09-13 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Identical bill CRS 2005-10-07 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11324) IntroReferral 2005-10-07 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11324) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-10-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. N K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2005-10-17 False L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2005-10-18 False Government Operations and Politics Absentee voting Alabama Congress Congressional elections Displaced persons Election administration Emergency Management Floods Government paperwork Government publicity Hurricane aftermath legislation Hurricanes Louisiana Mississippi Presidential elections Voter registration Water Resources Development Government Operations and Politics 00 2005-10-07 Introduced in Senate 2005-11-22T22:36:14Z Displaced Citizens Voter Protection Act of 2005 - Extends to individuals evacuated from their residences as a result of Hurricane Katrina the right to use the absentee balloting and registration procedures available to military and overseas voters under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.

Requires each motor vehicle authority and each designated voter registration agency in a state to take necessary steps to notify individuals to whom services are provided of the protections provided by this Act and of the requirements for obtaining them, including the requirement to submit an affidavit stating that the individual intends to return to the place of residence where he or she is otherwise qualified to vote.

]]> Displaced Citizens Voter Protection Act of 2005 Display Title Displaced Citizens Voter Protection Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to extend to individuals evacuated from their residences as a result of Hurricane Katrina the right to use the absentee balloting and registration procedures available to military and overseas voters under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Displaced Citizens Voter Protection Act of 2005 Introduced in Senate 2005-10-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s1867is/xml/BILLS-109s1867is.xml 2005-10-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11324) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.