118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 2842Save Voters Act

A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to clarify that a State may not use an individual's failure to vote as the basis for initiating the procedures provided under such Act for the removal of the individual from the official list of registered voters in the State on the grounds that the individual has changed residence, and for other purposes.

Government operations and politics
Introduced Sep 19, 2023
Last action Sep 19, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Sep 19, 2023
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Referred
Sep 19, 2023
Rules and Administration
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Committee
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Senate
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House floor
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill prohibits a state from removing registrants from the official list of eligible voters unless it meets certain verification and notice requirements. Specifically, the bill prohibits a state from removing a registrant from the official list of eligible voters unless it verifies, on the basis of objective and reliable evidence, that the registrant is ineligible to vote in federal elections. Further, a state is prohibited from considering failure to vote in an election or failure to respond to any election mail as evidence of ineligibility to vote. Additionally, the bill requires a state to provide individual registrants who are removed with a notice, which must include the grounds f...

Provisions · 4 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
Timeline · 2 actions
Sep 19, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Sep 19, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.