Expanding the VOTE Act
Summary
Expanding the Voluntary Opportunities for Translations in Elections Act or the Expanding the VOTE Act This bill expands access to voting materials for individuals with limited proficiency in the English language, including by establishing incentive grants for states and political subdivisions to provide translated voting materials. Additionally, the bill directs the Government Accountability Office to study the impact of (1) reducing the threshold requirement under Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and (2) expanding the definition of language minorities to include native speakers of additional languages.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Dec 20, 2022
Last action Dec 20, 2022
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2
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Committee
1
Dec 20, 2022
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
upper
Dec 20, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
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