[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 168 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 168

 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.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             January 25 (legislative day, January 5), 2011

  Mr. Vitter (for himself, Mr. McCain, and Mr. Hatch) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                        Rules and Administration

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                                 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Voter Fraud Prevention Act''.

SEC. 2. STANDARDS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION 
              FORMS AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR ORGANIZATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle A of title III of the Help America Vote 
Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15481 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
section 303 the following new section:

``SEC. 303A. STANDARDS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF VOTER REGISTRATION 
              APPLICATION FORMS AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR 
              ORGANIZATIONS.

    ``(a) Standards for Distribution of Voter Registration Application 
Forms.--
            ``(1) Standards described.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An individual may not distribute 
                a voter registration application form for elections for 
                Federal office held in a State if the individual--
                            ``(i) has been convicted of a felony under 
                        any State or Federal law;
                            ``(ii) does not sign and print legibly 
                        their name on the form;
                            ``(iii) does not provide identifying 
                        information (including their name, address, and 
                        other appropriate contact information, 
                        including the name and address of any 
                        organization which pays them directly or 
                        indirectly to distribute such forms) to the 
                        election official to whom the form will be 
                        submitted upon completion by the applicant; and
                            ``(iv) does not certify, under penalty of 
                        perjury, that--
                                    ``(I) they have 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
                                    ``(II) the information provided by 
                                the individual under this subparagraph 
                                is accurate to the best of the 
                                individual's knowledge.
                    ``(B) Exception for unpaid distributions.--
                Subparagraph (A) does not apply with respect to the 
                distribution of a voter registration application form 
                by an individual who is not compensated directly or 
                indirectly for the distribution of the form.
            ``(2) Penalties.--
                    ``(A) Distribution of forms by individuals not 
                meeting standards.--Any individual who distributes a 
                voter registration application form for elections for 
                Federal office in a State in violation of paragraph (1) 
                shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined in 
                accordance with title 18, United States Code.
                    ``(B) Employment of ineligible individual to 
                distribute forms.--Any person who employs an individual 
                to distribute voter registration application forms for 
                elections for Federal office in a State and who knows, 
                or should reasonably be expected to know, that the 
                individual does not meet the standards described in 
                paragraph (1) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and 
                fined in accordance with title 18, United States Code.
            ``(3) Effective date.--This subsection shall apply with 
        respect to voter registration application forms distributed on 
        or after the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment 
        of this section.
    ``(b) Registration Requirements for Organizations.--
            ``(1) In general.--An organization may not provide for the 
        distribution of voter registration application forms (including 
        any payment of an individual directly or indirectly to 
        distribute such forms) for elections for Federal office held in 
        a State if the organization has not registered with the State 
        (in accordance with procedures established by the State).
            ``(2) Penalties.--Any organization which provides for the 
        distribution of voter registration application forms for 
        elections for Federal office in a State in violation of 
        paragraph (1) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined in 
        accordance with title 18, United States Code.
            ``(3) Effective date.--This subsection shall apply with 
        respect to voter registration application forms distributed on 
        or after the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment 
        of this section.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of such Act is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 303 the 
following:

``Sec. 303A. Standards for distribution of voter registration 
                            application forms and registration 
                            requirements for organizations.''.
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