3.0.0 168 2023-01-11T13:20:47Z 2023-01-11T13:20:47Z Senate S S 2011-01-25 112 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-01-25T23:40:26Z 2011-01-25 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. IntroReferral 2011-01-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA N M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY 2011-01-25 True H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2011-01-25 True C000560 Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] TOM COBURN R OK 2011-01-27 False Government Operations and Politics Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government information and archives Government Operations and Politics 00 2011-01-25 Introduced in Senate 2011-02-04T22:30:06Z Voter Fraud Prevention Act - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prescribe standards for paid distribution of voter registration application forms and registration requirements for organizations.

Prohibits any individual from distributing, for compensation, a voter registration application form for federal elections in a state if the individual: (1) has been convicted of a felony under any state or federal law; (2) does not sign and print legibly the individual's name on the form; (3) does not provide identifying information to the proper election official; or (4) does not certify, under penalty of perjury, that he or she has not received financial compensation based on the number of voter registration application forms submitted by the individual to an election official upon completion by the applicant, and that the information provided by the individual is accurate to the best of the individual's knowledge.

Excepts from this prohibition the distribution of a voter registration application form by an individual who is not compensated directly or indirectly for it.

Establishes criminal penalties for: (1) individuals not meeting such standards; and (2) anyone who employs such an individual knowingly, or who should reasonably be expected to know the individual is ineligible.

]]> Voter Fraud Prevention Act Display Title Voter Fraud Prevention Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish standards for the distribution of voter registration application forms and to require organizations to register with the State prior to the distribution of such forms. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Voter Fraud Prevention Act Introduced in Senate 2011-01-25T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s168is/xml/BILLS-112s168is.xml 2011-01-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. 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.