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H.R. 3317 112th Congress House

Same Day Voter Registration Act of 2011

Official title: To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to provide for same day registration.

Introduced: December 20, 2011 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Congressional electionsElections, voting, political campaign regulationState and local government operations
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Became law
Nov 2, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Nov 2, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7216)
Nov 2, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 2, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Same Day Voter Registration Act of 2011 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require states with a voter registration requirement to make same-day voter registration available at the polling place on the date of election itself (or on the day of voting under early voting).

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 3163 Easy Voting Act of 2011
  • HR 5799 Voter Empowerment Act of 2012
  • S 3608 Voter Empowerment Act of 2012
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
D
Green, Al
Texas · Jan 23, 2012
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 20, 2011
Polis, Jared
· Nov 29, 2011
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Nov 2, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3317: Same Day Voter Registration Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3317/
MLA
"H.R. 3317: Same Day Voter Registration Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3317/.
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H.R. 3317, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3317/.
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