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S 958 116th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Government information and archives State and local government operations Voting rights

SAVE VOTERS Act

Introduced: March 28, 2019 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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Mar 28, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Mar 28, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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Stop Automatically Voiding Eligible Voters Off Their Enlisted Rolls in States Act or the SAVE VOTERS Act

This bill requires verification and notice of the removal of registrants from an official list of eligible voters. Specifically, the bill requires a state or political subdivision to provide notice to individual registrants that are removed, the grounds for the removal, and information on contesting the removal. Public notice must be provided after any systematic removal of names.

The bill provides conditions for the removal of names from an official list of eligible voters. A state is prohibited from removing a name unless the state verifies that the registrant is ineligible to vote. A state is prohibited from considering failure to vote in an election or failure to respond to a notice as evidence of ineligibility to vote.

What's happening now March 28, 2019

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

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 3201 Related bill Save Voters Act
  • HR 1 Related bill For the People Act of 2019
  • S 949 Related bill For the People Act of 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 958: SAVE VOTERS Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-958/
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"S. 958: SAVE VOTERS Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-958/.
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S. 958, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-958/.
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[S. 958: SAVE VOTERS Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-958/)
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