Military Voting Protection Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-2393
Sponsor: Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-22]
Introduced: 2009-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2009-05-13
text: 
Military Voting Protection Act of 2009 - Amends the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to direct the Secretary of Defense (the presidential designee) to establish procedures for: (1) collecting marked absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters in regularly scheduled general elections for federal office; and (2) delivering such ballots to the appropriate state election officials.
 
Requires the designee 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 by utilizing the express mail delivery services of the U.S. Postal Service, which shall include a mechanism for ballot tracking; (3) inform individuals who are anticipated to be absent overseas uniformed services voters in such an election of the procedures for collection and delivery of marked absentee ballots established pursuant to this Act; and (4) take steps to ensure that such voters are able to cast their votes in a private and independent manner, and that vote contents remain private while in the designee's possession or control. 
 

 

action_date: 2009-10-01
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Military Voting Protection Act of 2009 - Amends the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to direct the Secretary of Defense (the presidential designee) to establish procedures for: (1) collecting marked absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters in regularly scheduled general elections for federal office; and (2) delivering such ballots to the appropriate state election officials.
 
Requires the designee 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 by utilizing the express mail delivery services of the U.S. Postal Service, which shall include a mechanism for ballot tracking; (3) inform individuals who are anticipated to be absent overseas uniformed services voters in such an election of the procedures for collection and delivery of marked absentee ballots established pursuant to this Act; and (4) take steps to ensure that such voters are able to cast their votes in a private and independent manner, and that vote contents remain private while in the designee's possession or control. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 158.
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Reported by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 111-281.
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Reported by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 111-281.
action_date: 2009-06-10
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2009-06-10
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2009-05-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2009-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-05-13
text: Introduced in House