HR 5673 · 110th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Military Voting Protection Act of 2008

Introduced 2008-04-01· Sponsored by Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-22]· House

Bill Progress

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.(2008-04-01)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Military Voting Protection Act of 2008 - Amends the Uniformed Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to direct the Secretary of Defense (the Presidential designee) to establish procedures for collecting absentee ballots of military overseas voters in elections for federal office, and for delivering such ballots to the appropriate state election officials. Requires the Secretary to: (1) ensure that such ballots are delivered prior to the time established for the closing of the polls on the date of the election; (2) carry out delivery requirements through a contract with a private provider of air transportation, which shall include a mechanism for ballot tracking; and (3) take steps to ensure that such voters are able to cast their votes in a private and independent manner, and that vote contents remain secret until tabulated by the state election officials.…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Republicans