S 565 · 107th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Martin Luther King, Jr. Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act of 2002

Introduced 2001-03-19· Sponsored by Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT]· Senate

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Latest: Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 239.(2002-04-11)

Recorded Votes

PassedSenate · 2002-04-11
Roll #65
Yea 99Nay 1
PassedSenate · 2002-04-11
Roll #65
Yea 99Nay 1

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act of 2001 - Establishes the Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures to study: (1) election technology and systems; (2) ballot design and uniformity; (3) ballot and polling place access; (4) voting systems capacity and election administration efficiency; (5) voter registration and maintenance of voter rolls; (6) alternative voting methods; (7) voter intimidation; (8) accuracy of voting, election procedures, and election technology; (9) voter education; (10) election personnel and volunteer training; (11) implementation of provisions of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act on registration and voting by absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters in elections for Federal office; (12) establishment of the date on which such elections are held as a Federal or a State holiday and on establishment of modified polling place hours; and (13) Federal assistance to State and local authorities to improve the administration of elections for Federal office. Directs the Commission to develop specific recommendations, consistent with certain uniform and nondiscriminatory election technology and administration requirements under this…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

S. 565, Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act of 2001

Nov 27, 2001

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration on August 2, 2001</p>

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S. 565, Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act of 2001

Nov 27, 2001

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration on August 2, 2001

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (20)

20 Democrats