To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide an individual who enlists as a member, or who is commissioned as an officer, of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force and who is eligible to register to vote in elections for Federal office in the State in which the individual resides with a voter registration application form for such elections at the time the individual enlists or is commissioned, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide an individual who enlists as a member, or who is commissioned as an officer, of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force and who is eligible to register to vote in elections for Federal office in the State in which the individual resides with a voter registration application form for such elections at the time the individual enlists or is commissioned, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors. The main policy domain is Defense, Government Operations, Immigration.
Who Benefits and How
defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H34A2828D93B44D5B840B60C08D9815E8: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Voters Overseas Technical Enhancement Act or the Military VOTE Act.
- Section H8A52BCD3C08649F28BAE1E6692D9FD4E: 2. Making voter registration available upon enlistment At the time an individual enlists as a member, or is commissioned as an officer, of a covered Armed...
- Section HF9CB7ABB6B734AF790D5B2CFABD5B92E: 3. Promoting timely and accurate delivery of absentee ballots Section 102(f)(2) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C....
- Section H783FF80DDB224394B14407FFF9C07E49: 4. Use of single absentee ballot application for subsequent elections Section 104 of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 20306)...
- Section H36612F57A237419FB6F28C7BD1E012DB: 104. Treatment of ballot requests If a State accepts and processes an official post card form (prescribed under section 101) submitted by an absent uniformed...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide an individual who enlists as a member, or who is commissioned as an officer, of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force and who is eligible to register to vote in elections for Federal office in the State in which the individual resides with a voter registration application form for such elections at the time the individual enlists or is commissioned, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.
Key Policy Areas
Defense, Government Operations, Immigration
Primary Purpose
This bill, To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide an individual who enlists as a member, or who is commissioned as an officer, of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force and who is eligible to register to vote in elections for Federal office in the State in which the individual resides with a voter registration application form for such elections at the time the individual enlists or is commissioned, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Casten introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_defense"
- → Secretary of Defense
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