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Reducing Barriers for Military Voters Act

USA117th CongressS-2328| Senate 
| Updated: 7/13/2021
Tammy Duckworth

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Senator

Illinois

Cosponsors (11)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Tim Scott (Republican)Patty Murray (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)John Cornyn (Republican)Mark Kelly (Democratic)

Rules and Administration Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Reducing Barriers for Military Voters Act This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to develop a plan for providing end-to-end electronic voting services (e.g., services for registering to vote and returning a ballot) in participating states for absent uniformed service members who are deployed or mobilized in locations with limited or no postal service. Specifically, DOD must develop the plan by consulting with state and local election officials. Further, the plan must include (1) methods to ensure that voters have the opportunity to verify that their ballots are received and tabulated, (2) methods to generate a verifiable and auditable vote trail, and (3) an assessment of whether commercially available technologies may be used to carry out the plan. DOD must implement the plan for a trial group of voters in participating states for the 2024 federal elections. The plan must be implemented for all voters in participating states for the 2026 federal elections and subsequent years.
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Timeline
May 28, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-3646
Introduced in House
Jul 13, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jul 13, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
  • May 28, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-3646
    Introduced in House


  • July 13, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 13, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • HR 117-3646: Reducing Barriers for Military Voters Act
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadElections, voting, political campaign regulationMilitary personnel and dependentsPostal servicePublic contracts and procurementState and local government operations

Reducing Barriers for Military Voters Act

USA117th CongressS-2328| Senate 
| Updated: 7/13/2021
Reducing Barriers for Military Voters Act This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to develop a plan for providing end-to-end electronic voting services (e.g., services for registering to vote and returning a ballot) in participating states for absent uniformed service members who are deployed or mobilized in locations with limited or no postal service. Specifically, DOD must develop the plan by consulting with state and local election officials. Further, the plan must include (1) methods to ensure that voters have the opportunity to verify that their ballots are received and tabulated, (2) methods to generate a verifiable and auditable vote trail, and (3) an assessment of whether commercially available technologies may be used to carry out the plan. DOD must implement the plan for a trial group of voters in participating states for the 2024 federal elections. The plan must be implemented for all voters in participating states for the 2026 federal elections and subsequent years.
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Timeline
May 28, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-3646
Introduced in House
Jul 13, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jul 13, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
  • May 28, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-3646
    Introduced in House


  • July 13, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 13, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Tammy Duckworth

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Senator

Illinois

Cosponsors (11)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Tim Scott (Republican)Patty Murray (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)John Cornyn (Republican)Mark Kelly (Democratic)

Rules and Administration Committee

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • HR 117-3646: Reducing Barriers for Military Voters Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadElections, voting, political campaign regulationMilitary personnel and dependentsPostal servicePublic contracts and procurementState and local government operations