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S 4540 116th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Employee hiring State and local government operations

Poll Worker Recruitment Act of 2020

Introduced: September 8, 2020 Introduced by: Merkley, Jeff Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Sep 8, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Sep 8, 2020
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Poll Worker Recruitment Act of 2020

This bill requires states and local jurisdictions to allow individuals to serve as poll workers in the November 2020 general election in any county or jurisdiction of the state in which they are registered to vote.

What's happening now September 8, 2020

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

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Sep 8, 2020
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Sep 8, 2020
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Sep 8, 2020
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Sep 8, 2020
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Sep 8, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4540: Poll Worker Recruitment Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4540/
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"S. 4540: Poll Worker Recruitment Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4540/.
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S. 4540, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4540/.
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[S. 4540: Poll Worker Recruitment Act of 2020](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4540/)
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