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H.R. 946 115th Congress House

Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2017

Official title: To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections.

Introduced: December 11, 2017 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Congressional electionsElections, voting, political campaign regulationPostal serviceState and local government operations
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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 Latest action February 7, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2017

This bill 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.

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Ruiz, Raul
California · Dec 11, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 946: Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-946/
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"H.R. 946: Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-946/.
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