United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1957 (106th)
Constitutional Protection of the Right to Vote Act
Introduced
26 May 1999
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
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Summary
Constitutional Protection of the Right to Vote Act - Guarantees the right to vote of a citizen convicted of a criminal offense unless such citizen is, at voting time, serving a felony sentence in a correctional institution or facility or is otherwise under the supervision of, or in the custody of, a governmental authority pursuant to that conviction. Requires each such confinement entity to establish and execute a system to notify persons released of their right to vote protected by this Act.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 26 May 1999
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 26 May 1999
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 26 May 1999
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/1957
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/1957