S 2797 · 111th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Military Voter Compliant States Act of 2009

Introduced 2009-11-18· Sponsored by Sen. Gregg, Judd [R-NH]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.(2009-11-18)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Military Voter Compliant States Act of 2009 - Amends the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to exempt certain states from the requirement that a state transmit a validly requested absentee ballot to an absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter not later than 45 days before a federal election if the voter's request is received at least 45 days before the election. Requires a waiver of such requirement for any state where, in the regularly scheduled general election for federal office held in November 2008, less than 3% of all absentee ballots received by the state from absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters were not counted as a result of not being received in time to be so counted.…

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