High School Voter Empowerment Act of 2018

Summary

High School Voter Empowerment Act of 2018 This bill amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to designate public high schools as voter-registration agencies and require them to conduct annual voter-registration drives. Specifically, a school shall aim to register all of its students who are: enrolled in a class in American Government or Economics, at least 17 years old as of April 10th of that year, and eligible to register to vote in elections for federal office held in the state. The Department of Education shall reimburse a school for reasonable costs incurred in carrying out a voter-registration drive. At a school's request, the appropriate state election official may agree to provide the school with voting machines and related equipment for use in a student council or similar election held at the school.

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Timeline

1. 28 June 2018

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 28 June 2018

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 28 June 2018

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 28 June 2018 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 28 June 2018

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 28 June 2018

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 28 June 2018

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Sponsors

• Frederica Wilson · D · Sponsor
• · hsed00 · Standing
• · hsha00 · Standing

Related records

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