HR 281
110th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Congress
Congressional elections
Election administration
Postal service
Presidential elections
State laws
Voting
Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2007
Introduced: January 5, 2007
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Everywhere this bill has been
7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 14, 2008
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 359.
Apr 14, 2008
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 110-581.
Apr 2, 2008
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Apr 2, 2008
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jan 5, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jan 5, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E24)
Jan 5, 2007
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2008 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit a state from imposing additional conditions or requirements on the eligibility of an individual to cast a vote in federal elections by mail, except to the extent that it imposes a deadline for requesting the ballot and returning it to the appropriate state or local election official.
Prohibits a state from accepting and processing such an absentee ballot unless it verifies the identification of the individual's signature on the ballot by comparing it with the individual's signature on the official list of registered voters in the state.
What's happening now
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 359.
Committees of jurisdiction
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