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S 1388 115th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Military personnel and dependents

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for voting assistance officers for members of the Armed Forces.

Introduced: June 21, 2017 Introduced by: Rounds, Mike Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 21, 2017
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill repeals the requirement that the Department of Defense appoint or assign voting assistance officers as part of its voting assistance programs for members of the Armed Forces.

What's happening now June 21, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1388: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for voting assistance officers for members of the Armed Forces.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1388/
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"S. 1388: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for voting assistance officers for members of the Armed Forces.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1388/.
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S. 1388, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1388/.
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[S. 1388: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for voting assistance officers for members of the Armed Forces.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1388/)
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