S 957 116th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversight Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Public transit State and local government operations

Early Voting Act

Introduced: March 28, 2019 Introduced by: Merkley, Jeff Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov

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

Mar 28, 2019

Introduced in Senate

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Early Voting Act

This bill requires states and jurisdictions that administer elections to offer early voting. The bill provides for the minimum required number of early voting locations, the length of the early voting period, and other requirements.

What's happening now March 28, 2019

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 957: Early Voting Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-957/

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"S. 957: Early Voting Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-957/.

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S. 957, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-957/.

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