America Votes Act of 2021
Summary
America Votes Act of 2021 This bill permits the use of sworn written statements to meet identification requirements for voting in federal elections. Specifically, an individual who is required to present identification as a condition of voting in a federal election may meet this requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification and that he or she is registered to vote in the election. An individual who wants to vote by mail may submit such a statement with the ballot. States with an identification requirement must make copies of a preprinted version of the statement available for individuals to complete. Additionally, states must provide these individuals with a regular ballot instead of a provisional ballot. The bill does not apply to first-time voters registering by mail.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 15, 2021
Last action Feb 15, 2021
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
2
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Committee
1
Feb 15, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
lower
Feb 15, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 43 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rick Larsen
DDemocratic
Co
Adam Smith
DDemocratic
Co
Adriano Espaillat
DDemocratic
Co
Alcee L. Hastings
DDemocratic
Co
André Carson
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Lee
DDemocratic
Co
Betty McCollum
DDemocratic
Co
Bobby L. Rush
DDemocratic
Co
Bonnie Watson Coleman
DDemocratic
Co
Brendan F. Boyle
DDemocratic
Co
Colin Z. Allred
DDemocratic
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