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S. 3635 112th Congress Senate

FAST Voting Act of 2012

Official title: A bill to provide incentives for States to invest in practices and technology that are designed to expedite voting at the polls and to simplify voter registration.

Introduced: November 15, 2012 Introduced by: Christopher A. Coons Democratic · Delaware See on congress.gov
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Nov 15, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Nov 15, 2012
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6857-6858)
Nov 15, 2012
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 Latest action November 15, 2012

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Louis L. Redding Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely Voting Act of 2012 or FAST Voting Act of 2012 - Directs the Attorney General to award grants, on a competitive basis, to enable states to: (1) invest in practices and technology designed to expedite voting at the polls, and (2) simplify voter registration.

Requires the grant application to include a comprehensive and coherent plan for using funds to improve the applicant's performance on specified measures with respect to: (1) flexible registration opportunities, (2) early voting, (3) assistance to non-English speaking voters, and (4) other related matters.

Requires each grantee to establish performance measures and targets, approved by the Attorney General, that track its progress in implementing its plan and expediting voting at the polls or simplifying voter registration, as applicable.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 1532 Race to the Top Act of 2011
  • HR 6590 FAST Voting Act of 2012
  • S 844 Race to the Top Act of 2011
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Dec 19, 2012
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Nov 27, 2012
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Nov 15, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3635: FAST Voting Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3635/
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