3.0.0 3725 2023-01-11T13:42:41Z 2023-01-11T13:42:41Z Senate S 2020-05-13 116 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-05-13T22:05:49Z VoteSafe Act of 2020 116 6807 HR 2020-05-12 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS VoteSafe Act of 2020 116 7068 HR 2020-06-01 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS 2020-05-13 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. IntroReferral 2020-05-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. N B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2020-05-14 False B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2020-05-14 False B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2020-05-14 False B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2020-05-14 False C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2020-05-14 False D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2020-05-14 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2020-05-14 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2020-05-14 False H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2020-05-14 False M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2020-05-14 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2020-05-14 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2020-05-14 False R000608 Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 2020-05-14 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2020-05-14 False W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2020-05-14 False W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2020-05-14 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2020-05-14 False R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2020-07-21 False Government Operations and Politics Administrative remedies Alaska Natives and Hawaiians Cardiovascular and respiratory health Civil actions and liability Disability assistance Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Emergency medical services and trauma care Foreign language and bilingual programs Government information and archives Health promotion and preventive care Health technology, devices, supplies Indian social and development programs Infectious and parasitic diseases Postal service State and local finance State and local government operations Voting rights Wages and earnings Worker safety and health Government Operations and Politics 00 2020-05-13 Introduced in Senate 2020-08-31T12:31:51Z VoteSafe Act of 2020

This bill expands vote-by-mail and early in-person voting during the 2020 federal elections. It also directs polling places to follow certain guidance related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) preparedness.

Specifically, each state and local jurisdiction must permit no-excuse mail-in absentee voting. Among other things, each state and jurisdiction must (1) provide a mail-in ballot with prepaid return postage to each registered voter who requests such a ballot, (2) allow voters to submit online ballot requests, (3) allow voters to cure certain signature discrepancies, and (4) provide secured drop-off boxes from 45 days before the date of the election.

Each state and local jurisdiction must maintain an early in-person voting period of at least 20 days.

Additionally, each state must establish a plan to ensure that polling places are implementing guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention related to COVID-19 preparedness. Among other requirements, each plan must (1) keep as many voting locations open as possible, (2) prepare polling locations to implement social distancing protocols, (3) provide sufficient quantities of hygiene and cleaning supplies at polling locations, and (4) provide hazard pay and protective equipment to poll workers.

The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) must make a payment, within 30 days, to each state to carry out these requirements.

Finally, the EAC must make payments to eligible states to carry out certain activities related to in-person voting, such as ensuring that elections are accessible to individuals with disabilities and implementing curbside voting.

]]> VoteSafe Act of 2020 Display Title VoteSafe Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced VoteSafe Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to expand vote by mail and early voting, and to improve the safety, accessibility, and efficiency of in-person voting during elections for Federal office. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3725is/xml/BILLS-116s3725is.xml 2020-05-13 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.