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Voter Outreach and Turnout Expansion Act of 2003

Introduced: March 31, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Apr 16, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
Apr 14, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Mar 31, 2003
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Government Reform, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 31, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E621-622)
Mar 31, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Voter Outreach and Turnout Expansion Act of 2003 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to: (1) permit an individual to register to vote on the date of the election at each polling place in a State at which ballots are cast in an election for Federal office; and (2) require each jurisdiction in a State which administers an election for Federal office to designate early voting sites to serve as polling places for the election prior to the election date, and to permit any registered voter to cast a ballot at the site.

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) many Americans do not vote on Election Day because of conflicting work schedules; (2) Federal, State, and local governments should share the responsibility for increasing voter turnout; (3) States should establish Election Day as a legal public holiday and provide full paid leave for State government employees; and (4) the treatment of Election Day in the same manner as Veterans Day for purposes of law relating to Federal employment will lead to increased voter turnout and will increase the availability of poll workers and suitable polling places.

Sets out requirements for employee voting leave.

Expresses the sense of Congress encouraging State and other jurisdictions to distribute sample ballots, information on voting, and other voter education materials as an aid to preventing errors by voters at the polls and reducing the rates of spoiled ballots.

What's happening now April 16, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Independent 1
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Mar 31, 2003
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 31, 2003
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 31, 2003
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 31, 2003
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 31, 2003
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 31, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1510: Voter Outreach and Turnout Expansion Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1510/
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