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SAVE VOTERS Act

USA116th CongressS-958| Senate 
| Updated: 3/28/2019
Jeff Merkley

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Rules and Administration Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Stop Automatically Voiding Eligible Voters Off Their Enlisted Rolls in States Act or the SAVE VOTERS Act This bill requires verification and notice of the removal of registrants from an official list of eligible voters. Specifically, the bill requires a state or political subdivision to provide notice to individual registrants that are removed, the grounds for the removal, and information on contesting the removal. Public notice must be provided after any systematic removal of names. The bill provides conditions for the removal of names from an official list of eligible voters. A state is prohibited from removing a name unless the state verifies that the registrant is ineligible to vote. A state is prohibited from considering failure to vote in an election or failure to respond to a notice as evidence of ineligibility to vote.
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Timeline
Mar 28, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Mar 28, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Jun 11, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-3201
Introduced in House
  • March 28, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 28, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.


  • June 11, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-3201
    Introduced in House

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • HR 116-1: For the People Act of 2019
  • HR 116-3201: Save Voters Act
  • S 116-949: For the People Act of 2019
Elections, voting, political campaign regulationGovernment information and archivesState and local government operationsVoting rights

SAVE VOTERS Act

USA116th CongressS-958| Senate 
| Updated: 3/28/2019
Stop Automatically Voiding Eligible Voters Off Their Enlisted Rolls in States Act or the SAVE VOTERS Act This bill requires verification and notice of the removal of registrants from an official list of eligible voters. Specifically, the bill requires a state or political subdivision to provide notice to individual registrants that are removed, the grounds for the removal, and information on contesting the removal. Public notice must be provided after any systematic removal of names. The bill provides conditions for the removal of names from an official list of eligible voters. A state is prohibited from removing a name unless the state verifies that the registrant is ineligible to vote. A state is prohibited from considering failure to vote in an election or failure to respond to a notice as evidence of ineligibility to vote.
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Timeline
Mar 28, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Mar 28, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Jun 11, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-3201
Introduced in House
  • March 28, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 28, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.


  • June 11, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-3201
    Introduced in House
Jeff Merkley

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Rules and Administration Committee

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • HR 116-1: For the People Act of 2019
  • HR 116-3201: Save Voters Act
  • S 116-949: For the People Act of 2019
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Elections, voting, political campaign regulationGovernment information and archivesState and local government operationsVoting rights