3.0.0 2865 2023-01-11T13:25:26Z 2023-01-11T13:25:26Z Senate S S 2014-09-18 113 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2014-09-18T19:08:08Z Voter Empowerment Act of 2013 113 12 HR 2013-04-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Related bill CRS Voter Empowerment Act of 2013 113 123 S 2013-01-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Related bill CRS 2014-09-18 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. IntroReferral 2014-09-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. N M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2014-09-18 True B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2014-09-18 True Government Operations and Politics Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media State and local government operations Technology assessment Government Operations and Politics 00 2014-09-18 Introduced in Senate 2014-10-28T16:18:39Z Voter Registration Modernization Act - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) 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 (NIST) 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 (EAC) 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 Display Title Voter Registration Modernization Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to provide for voter registration through the Internet, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Voter Registration Modernization Act Introduced in Senate 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s2865is/xml/BILLS-113s2865is.xml 2014-09-18 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.