Martin Luther King, Jr. Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act of 2002

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Introduced

19 March 2001

Last action

11 April 2002 · Vote

Status

Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 239.

Summary

Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act of 2001 - Establishes the Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures to study: (1) election technology and systems; (2) ballot design and uniformity; (3) ballot and polling place access; (4) voting systems capacity and election administration efficiency; (5) voter registration and maintenance of voter rolls; (6) alternative voting methods; (7) voter intimidation; (8) accuracy of voting, election procedures, and election technology; (9) voter education; (10) election personnel and volunteer training; (11) implementation of provisions of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act on registration and voting by absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters in elections for Federal office; (12) establishment of the date on which such elections are held as a Federal or a State holiday and on establishment of modified polling place hours; and (13) Federal assistance to State and local authorities to improve the administration of elections for Federal office. Directs the Commission to develop specific recommendations, consistent with certain uniform and nondiscriminatory election technology and administration requirements under this Act, regarding: (1) best practices in voting and election administration; (2) Federal assistance to State and local authorities to improve administration of Federal elections; (3) increased voter registration, accuracy of voter rolls, and participation and inclusion of legal voters, and (4) improved voter education and training of election personnel. Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to approved State, territory, and locality applicants to pay the Federal share of the costs of activities to: (1) improve, acquire, or replace voting equipment or technology and improve the accessibility of polling places; (2) implement new election administration procedures to increase voter participation and reduce disenfranchisement, such as "same-day" voter registration procedures; (3) educate voters concerning voting procedures, voting rights or voting technology, and to train election personnel; and (4) implement Commission recommendations. Specifies certain uniform and nondiscriminatory requirements each voting system used in an election for Federal office must meet with regard to election technology and administration. Outlines requirements for provisional voting and sample ballot mailings to voters. Authorizes the Attorney General to bring a civil action in an appropriate district court to enforce the requirements of this Act for election technology and administration through the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Justice.

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Timeline

19 March 2001
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Source: IntroReferral
19 March 2001
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2475-2477)
Source: IntroReferral
19 March 2001
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
2 August 2001
Reported
Committee on Rules and Administration. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Source: Committee
3 August 2001
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8876-8878)
Source: IntroReferral
28 November 2001
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 239.
Source: Calendars
28 November 2001
Reported
Committee on Rules and Administration. Reported by Senator Dodd without amendment. Without written report.
Source: Committee
28 November 2001
Reported
Committee on Rules and Administration. Reported by Senator Dodd without amendment. Without written report.
Source: Committee
13 February 2002
Floor
Measure laid before Senate. (consideration: CR S709-729)
Source: Floor
14 February 2002
Floor
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S797-830, S832-835, S836-840)
Source: Floor
15 February 2002
Floor
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S879-881, S975)
Source: Floor
25 February 2002
Floor
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S987-991, S993-994)
Source: Floor
26 February 2002
Floor
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1142-1149, S1166-1196)
Source: Floor
27 February 2002
Floor
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1223-1232, S1241)
Source: Floor
1 March 2002
Floor
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1379-1387)
Source: Floor
4 March 2002
Floor
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1414-1417)
Source: Floor
10 April 2002
Floor
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2465, S2466-2477)
Source: Floor
11 April 2002
Floor
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2516-2554)
Source: Floor
11 April 2002
Vote
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Yea-Nay Vote. 99 - 1. Record Vote Number: 65.
Source: Floor

Votes

11 April 2002 · Bill Passed · On Passage of the Bill S. 565 · Bill Passed · Official source

Yes 99 · No 1 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 0

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Related records

related to → Help America Vote Act of 2002
amends ← SAMDT 2872
amends ← SAMDT 2882
amends ← SAMDT 2884
amends ← SAMDT 2899
amends ← To treat absentee ballots and mail-in ballots in the same manner as other paper ballot voting systems under the voting systems standards and to ensure that voter are informed how to correct voting errors before a ballot is cast and counted.
amends ← To require States and localities to mail a voter registration form to individuals who cast provisional ballots that were not counted.
amends ← SAMDT 2902
amends ← SAMDT 2888

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/565
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/565
us · 107-s-565 · source updated 9 March 2026