To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance protections regarding voter registration, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-2694
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49]
Introduced: 2017-05-25
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Military personnel and dependents

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2017-05-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-05-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide that, for purposes of voting for any federal, state, or local office, a servicemember who registers to vote in a state in which he or she is present in compliance with military orders for a permanent change of station shall not, solely by reason of that registration, be deemed to have: (1) acquired a residence or domicile in that state; (2) become a resident in or of that state; or (3) lost a residence or domicile in any other state, without regard to whether the person intends to return to that state.</p> <p>Within 10 days after a servicemember registers to vote in the state in which he or she is present in compliance with such orders: (1) such servicemember shall notify the Service Voting Action Officer of the military department concerned, and (2) such officer shall notify the chief state election official of the state in which the servicemember resides or is domiciled.</p> <ul> </ul>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2694 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 25, 2017 Mr. Issa (for himself, Mr. Chabot , Mr. Dent , Mr. Hensarling , Mrs. Brooks of Indiana , Mr. Banks of Indiana , Mr. Davidson , Mr. Dunn , and Mr. Peterson ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance protections regarding voter registration, and for other purposes.

1. Voter registration Section 705 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act ( 50 U.S.C. 4025(a) ), is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) Registration (1) In general For the purposes of voting for any Federal office (as defined in section 30101 of title 52, United States Code) or a State or local office, a servicemember who registers to vote in a State in which the servicemember is present in compliance with military orders for a permanent change of station shall not, solely by reason of that registration— (A) be deemed to have acquired a residence or domicile in that State; (B) be deemed to have become a resident in or a resident of that State; or (C) be deemed to have lost a residence or domicile in any other State, without regard to whether or not the person intends to return to that State. (2) Notification by the servicemember A servicemember who elects to register to vote in the State in which the servicemember is present in compliance with military orders for a permanent change of station shall notify the Service Voting Action Officer of the military department concerned not later than 10 days after such registration. (3) Notification by the Service Voting Action Officer A Service Voting Action Officer who receives a notification under paragraph (2) shall notify the chief State election official of the State in which the servicemember resides or is domiciled of such registration not later than 10 days after such registration. .