3.0.0 1264 2023-01-11T13:22:52Z 2023-01-11T13:22:52Z Senate S S 2011-06-23 112 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2012-06-28T02:00:00Z Referred to 2011-06-23T16:18:39Z 2012-06-27 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-668. Committee 2011-06-23 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4097-4098) IntroReferral 2011-06-23 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4097) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-06-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA N K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2011-06-23 True R000146 Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] HARRY REID D NV M. 2011-06-23 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2011-06-23 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2011-06-23 True Armed Forces and National Security Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Health facilities and institutions Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2011-06-23 Introduced in Senate 2011-08-12T21:49:42Z Veteran Voting Support Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide mail voter registration application forms to each veteran who: (1) seeks to enroll in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system at the time of such enrollment; and (2) is already enrolled in such system when there is a change in the veteran's enrollment status or when there is a change in the veteran's address.

Requires the Secretary to accept completed application forms for transmittal to appropriate state election officials. Instructs that forms accepted at VA medical centers, community living centers, community-based outpatient centers, and domiciliaries be transmitted within ten days of acceptance, unless a completed form is accepted within five days before the last day for registration to vote in an election in which case the application shall be transmitted to the appropriate state election official within five days of acceptance.

Prohibits any information relating to registering to vote or a declination to register to vote under this Act from being used for any purpose other than voter registration.

Requires each Director of a VA community living center, domiciliary, or medical center to provide assistance in voting by absentee ballot to resident veterans. Requires such assistance to include: (1) providing information relating to the opportunity to request an absentee ballot; (2) making available absentee ballot applications upon request, as well as assisting in completing such applications and ballots; and (3) working with local election administration officials to ensure the proper transmission of the applications and ballots.

Directs the Secretary to permit nonpartisan organizations to provide voter registration information and assistance at facilities of the VA health care system.

Prohibits the Secretary from banning any election administration official, whether state or local, party-affiliated or non-party affiliated, or elected or appointed, from providing voting information to veterans at any VA facility.

Directs the Secretary to provide reasonable access to facilities of the VA health care system to state and local election officials for the purpose of providing nonpartisan voter registration services to individuals.

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