3.0.0 459 2023-01-11T13:46:30Z 2023-01-11T13:46:30Z Senate S 2021-02-25 117 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-02-25T18:11:15Z Ensuring American Voters Act of 2021 117 873 HR 2021-02-05 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS Save Democracy Act 117 322 HR 2021-01-15 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Identical bill CRS Promoting Election Integrity by Proving Voter Identity Act 117 1130 S 2021-04-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Related bill CRS 2021-02-25 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. IntroReferral 2021-02-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001217 Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] Rick Scott R FL N H001079 Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] Cindy Hyde-Smith R MS 2021-02-25 True B001261 Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] John Barrasso R WY 2021-02-25 True L000571 Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] Cynthia Lummis R WY M. 2021-02-25 True C001096 Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] Kevin Cramer R ND 2021-03-01 False Government Operations and Politics Citizenship and naturalization Congressional elections Congressional oversight Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Intergovernmental relations Judicial procedure and administration Postal service State and local government operations Government Operations and Politics 00 2021-02-25 Introduced in Senate 2021-06-28T18:40:23Z Save Democracy Act

This bill addresses issues involving voter registration, casting of ballots, and tabulation of ballots in federal elections.

Specifically, regarding voter registration for federal elections, the bill

  • prohibits the use of automatic voter registration systems,
  • requires individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote,
  • requires individuals to provide their full Social Security number on their voter registration application, and
  • requires courts to notify state election officials when an individual is recused from jury duty because the individual is not a U.S. citizen.

Next, regarding the casting of ballots in federal elections, the bill

  • requires individuals to provide proof of identification for absentee and in-person voting,
  • prohibits states from mailing unrequested absentee ballots,
  • prohibits the use of a drop box for collecting voted absentee ballots unless it is located inside of a building that serves as an office for the election official,
  • restricts the delivery of ballots by third parties (i.e., prohibits ballot harvesting),
  • requires that absentee ballots be received before the polls close on election day, and
  • requires states to use Social Security numbers to verify the identification of each individual who casts a ballot.

Finally, regarding the tabulation of ballots in federal elections, the bill

  • requires states to permit poll watching by at least two campaign representatives per campaign,
  • requires continuous counting of ballots after the closure of polling places on election day, and
  • requires an audit of voting systems.
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