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<title>SAFE Votes Act</title>
<summary summary-id="id116s4895v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2020-12-17">
<action-date>2020-11-12</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Securing America's Future Elections and Votes Act or the SAFE Votes Act</b></p> <p>This bill establishes a bipartisan advisory committee within the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to study the integrity and administration of the November 2020 general election. The committee must also make recommendations to the EAC and Congress on best practices for administering federal elections, including best practices to prevent improper voting and increase the security of vote-by-mail ballots. </p>]]></summary-text>
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<dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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