HR 11737 · 94th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Voter Registration and Election Administration Assistance Act

Introduced 1976-02-05· Sponsored by Rep. Frenzel, Bill [R-MN-3]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on House Administration.(1976-02-05)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Voter Registration and Election Administration Assistance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make grants to the States to carry out programs to encourage voter registration, education, and participation. Provides that each State may, in its discretion, allocate all or part of any grant made under this Act to political subdivisions of such State. Provides that each grant made under this Act shall be used for programs related to voter registration and election administration, including but not limited to: (1) programs to increase opportunities for voter registration, such as mail registration, expanded registration hours and locations, mobile registration facilities, election day registration, re-registration programs, door-to-door canvassing procedures, and other methods which the State may deem appropriate; (2) programs to improve election administration procedures such as the purchase of additional voter machinery, organization and planning of election administration procedures, improvements in ballot preparation and absentee ballot procedures, coordination of election activities, and other methods designed to facilitate the smooth functioning of the election administr…

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Cosponsors (2)

2 Republicans