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H.R. 1278 117th Congress House

Know Your Polling Place Act

Official title: To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish minimum notification requirements for voters affected by polling place changes.

Introduced: February 24, 2021 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Congressional electionsElections, voting, political campaign regulationState and local government operationsVoting rights
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Feb 24, 2021
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 Latest action February 24, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Know Your Polling Place Act

This bill establishes minimum requirements for notifying individuals of a change in their polling place for a federal election.

Specifically, the bill requires a state that changes an individual's polling place to notify the individual at least seven days before the federal election. However, if the change is made fewer than seven days before the federal election and the individual appears at the previously assigned polling place, the state must make every reasonable effort to enable the individual to vote.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 1 For the People Act of 2021
  • HR 641 Polling Change Awareness Act
  • S 954 Voter Empowerment Act of 2021
  • HR 2358 Voter Empowerment Act of 2021
  • S 2747 Freedom to Vote Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Jun 30, 2021
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Feb 24, 2021
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 24, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 24, 2021
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Feb 24, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1278: Know Your Polling Place Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1278/
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"H.R. 1278: Know Your Polling Place Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1278/.
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H.R. 1278, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1278/.
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