Skip to main content
HR 6419 112th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Congressional elections Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Government information and archives State and local government operations Voting rights

America Votes Act of 2012

Introduced: September 14, 2012 Introduced by: Larsen, Rick Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 14, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Sep 14, 2012
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

America Votes Act of 2012 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual required to present identification as a condition for voting in a federal election to meet the requirement by presenting the appropriate state or local election official with an affidavit, signed by the individual under penalty of perjury, attesting to the individual's identification and that he or she is registered to vote in the election. Allows an individual desiring to vote by mail to submit such an affidavit with the ballot.

Prohibits a state from requiring an individual who presents or submits such an affidavit to cast a provisional ballot in the election.

Excepts first-time voters registering by mail from application of this Act.

Requires states requiring an individual to present identification as a condition of receiving and casting a ballot in a federal election to include the use of an affidavit in voting information posted at polling places.

What's happening now September 14, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1