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Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2008

Introduced: January 5, 2007 See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 April 14, 2008

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 359.

 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 19
D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 12, 2008
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jan 29, 2008
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Oct 22, 2007
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Oct 1, 2007
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Oct 1, 2007
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 7, 2007
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 24, 2007
 D
Costa, Jim
California · May 24, 2007
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · May 24, 2007
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · May 24, 2007
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Apr 17, 2007
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 17, 2007
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Apr 17, 2007
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 29, 2007
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Mar 29, 2007
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 22, 2007
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Mar 22, 2007
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jan 5, 2007
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jan 5, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 281: Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-281/
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"H.R. 281: Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-281/.
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H.R. 281, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-281/.
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