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    Voter Registration Legislation in the 109th Congress

    Published: January 26, 2009
    Bill No. Short Title Sponsors Date Introduced Related Bills Description
    S. 17 Voting Opportunity and Technology Enhancement Rights Act of 2005 Dodd January 24, 2005   Among other things, this bill would allow voter registration applicants to submit affidavits attesting to citizenship and age in lieu of checking the age and citizenship boxes on the voter registration form. Additionally, this bill would require states to establish a way for individuals to access and submit voter registration forms online.
    S. 414 Voter Protection Act of 2005 McConnell February 17, 2005   Among other things, this bill would amend the meaning of “in person” registration to refer only to an individual registering to vote before an officer or employee of a State or local government entity and prohibit states from accepting voter registration forms submitted (1) by a person other than the person whose name appears on the form; and (2) more than 3 days after the registrant signed it.  The bill prohibits states from processing a voter registration form if the individual does not check the citizenship and age boxes on the voter registration form, even if the individual affirms his eligibility elsewhere on the form.
    S. 450 Count Every Vote Act of 2005 Clinton February 17, 2005 H.R. 939 This is an omnibus election reform bill that seeks to address a number of election administration problems that arose in the 2004 federal elections.  Among other things, this bill would require states to accept and process voter registration applications regardless of technical mistakes or omissions, so long as there is no material omission or information to suggest that a registrant is ineligible to vote.
    H.R. 533 Voting Opportunity and Technology Enhancement Rights Act of 2005 Conyers February 2, 2005   The provisions of this election reform bill are very similar to those in S. 17 and would address many election administration problems in the same way.
    H.R. 939 Count Every Vote Act of 2005 Jones February 17, 2005 S. 450 This omnibus election reform bill seeks to address a number of election administration problems that arose in the 2004 federal elections.  The provisions of this bill are similar to those in S. 450.
    H.R. 2250 Valuing Our Trust in Elections Act Green May 11, 2005 H.R. 5776 Among other things, this bill would require anyone who distributes more than 10 voter registration forms to provide their contact information and organizational information to voter registration applicants they assist and attest that applicants presented current, valid, government-issued photo ID with their current address. It prohibits anyone with a felony conviction from registering voters.
    H.R. 3094 Secure America’s Vote Act of 2005 Hoyer June 28, 2005   Among other things, this bill would require the EAC to revise the mail-in voter registration form to emphasize the citizenship requirement. It also prohibits states from rejecting voter registration applications due to errors that the state can correct with reasonable effort.
    H.R. 3910 Verifying the Outcome of Tomorrow’s Elections Act of 2005 Feeney September 27, 2005   Among other things, this bill would prohibit per form payment to anyone who distributes or collects voter registration forms.
    H.R. 4225 Victims of Violence Confidentiality Act of 2005 DeLauro November 3, 2005   This bill would require states to keep the addresses of victims of domestic violence confidential on statewide voter registration lists.  In order to obtain this protection, voters must provide official documentation or sign an affidavit.
    H.R. 4989 Electoral Fairness Act of 2006 Holt March 16, 2006   Among other things, this bill would  require states to “act under the presumption that applicants should be registered.” It would require states to accept voter registration applications so long as they contain all of the information required on the national mail-in voter registration form or other State-developed voter registration form.
    H.R. 5776 Voter Bounty Registration Act of 2006 Pearce July 12, 2006   This bill would establish standards for the distribution of voter registration forms. It would prohibit people who are not registered in the State or have a felony conviction in any State from distributing voter registration forms.  Additionally, it would require individuals who assist others to register to vote to sign and print their names and provide contact information for themselves and any organization they are working for on the voter registration forms prior to submitting those forms to election officials.  Failure to comply with these provisions would render both the individuals and the organizations liable.