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Displaced Citizens Voter Protection Act of 2005

Introduced: September 13, 2005 See on congress.gov

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Sep 13, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Sep 13, 2005

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Displaced Citizens Voter Protection Act of 2005 - Extends to individuals evacuated from their residences as a result of Hurricane Katrina the right to use the absentee balloting and registration procedures available to military and overseas voters under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.

Requires each motor vehicle authority and each designated voter registration agency in a state to take necessary steps to notify individuals to whom services are provided of the protections provided by this Act and of the requirements for obtaining them, including the requirement to submit an affidavit stating that the individual intends to return to the place of residence where he or she is otherwise qualified to vote.

What's happening now September 13, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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