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Military Overseas Voter Empowerment Act of 2001

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Congressional Summary of S 731

Military Overseas Voter Empowerment Act of 2001 - Amends the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 to provide that, for purposes of voting for any Federal, State, or local office, a person who is absent from a State in compliance with military or naval orders shall not, solely by reason of that absence, be deemed to have: (1) lost a residence or domicile in that State, without regard to whether or not the person intends to return to that State; (2) acquired a residence or domicile in any other State; or (3) become a resident in or a resident of any other State.

Amends the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to provide for: (1) extension of registration and balloting rights for absent uniformed services voters to State and local elections; (2) treatment of applications and absentee ballots submitted by absent uniformed services voters; and (3) coverage of recently separated uniformed services voters as absent uniformed services voters.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to carry out a demonstration project under which absent uniformed services voters are permitted to cast ballots in the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office for November 2002 through an electronic voting system.

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Current Status of Bill S 731

Bill S 731 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since April 6, 2001. Bill S 731 was introduced during Congress 107 and was introduced to the Senate on April 6, 2001.  Bill S 731's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. as of April 6, 2001

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 731

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
4
Democrat Cosponsors
3
Republican Cosponsors
1
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 731

Primary Policy Focus

Government Operations and Politics

Potential Impact Areas

- Absentee voting
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Armed forces abroad
- Ballots
- Congress
- Congressional elections
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Election fraud
- Electronic data interchange
- Evidence (Law)
- Federal-state relations
- Government paperwork
- Internet
- Law
- Military discharges
- Presidential elections
- Residence requirements
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Soldier voting
- Voter registration
- Voting machines

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 731

Military Overseas Voter Empowerment Act of 2001
A bill to ensure that military personnel do not lose the right to cast votes in elections in their domicile as a result of their service away from the domicile, to amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens absentee Voting Act to extend the voter registration and absentee ballot protections for absent uniformed services personnel under such Act to State and local elections, and for other purposes.
Military Overseas Voter Empowerment Act of 2001
Military Voting Rights bill

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