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S 3299 111th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Postal service State and local government operations

Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2010

Introduced: May 4, 2010 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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May 4, 2010
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3096-3097)
May 4, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3095-3096)
May 4, 2010
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2010 - 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.


What's happening now May 4, 2010

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3096-3097)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1604 Related bill Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · May 4, 2010
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · May 4, 2010
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · May 4, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3299: Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3299/
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"S. 3299: Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3299/.
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