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House Administration hearing spotlights bills to expand absentee and mail voting
Summary
Witnesses on the Committee on House Administration urged changes to federal absentee and vote-by-mail rules, including a bill to guarantee timely ballots for all military personnel serving overseas and separate legislation to establish a national right to vote by mail.
The Committee on House Administration heard testimony on multiple bills aimed at expanding absentee and mail voting in federal elections, with members and witnesses urging the panel to update existing laws so ballots reach voters overseas and so all eligible voters can cast ballots by mail.
Representative Mr. Frost told the committee he will reintroduce the Voting Overseas Treated Equally for Service Members Act (VOTES Act) and asked the panel to mark up the bill. “This country owes a lot to those who volunteer to serve,” he said, and described the VOTES Act as a measure that would “ensure that all service members serving overseas,…
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