US Congress House Bill 2547 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on May 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-07 - Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Sets forth requirements for states using signature verification for ballots submitted by mail. These states must provide notice to individuals if the state determines a discrepancy exists between the submitted signature and the signature in the official record. The notice must include information regarding curing the discrepancy. Additionally, these states must establish procedures for voters (1) to submit information to cure a discrepancy, and (2) to appeal a rejection of this information. These states must report to Congress regarding the number of ballots invalidated due to a signature discrepancy, a description of attempts to notify voters of any discrepancy, a description of the cure process, and the number of ballots determined valid as a result.

Protecting American Votes Act

Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]

Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-07	House	Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
2019-05-07	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2547/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2547/BILLS-116hr2547ih.pdf