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Military Voting Protection Act of 2008

Introduced: April 1, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Apr 1, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Apr 1, 2008
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Military Voting Protection Act of 2008 - Amends the Uniformed Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to direct the Secretary of Defense (the Presidential designee) to establish procedures for collecting absentee ballots of military overseas voters in elections for federal office, and for delivering such ballots to the appropriate state election officials.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) ensure that such ballots are delivered prior to the time established for the closing of the polls on the date of the election; (2) carry out delivery requirements through a contract with a private provider of air transportation, which shall include a mechanism for ballot tracking; and (3) take steps to ensure that such voters are able to cast their votes in a private and independent manner, and that vote contents remain secret until tabulated by the state election officials.

What's happening now April 1, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3073 Related bill Military Voting Protection Act of 2008
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 10
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Calvert, Ken
California · May 1, 2008
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · May 1, 2008
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · May 1, 2008
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Apr 29, 2008
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Apr 29, 2008
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Apr 24, 2008
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Apr 22, 2008
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Apr 22, 2008
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Apr 22, 2008
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Apr 14, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5673: Military Voting Protection Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5673/
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"H.R. 5673: Military Voting Protection Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5673/.
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H.R. 5673, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5673/.
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