United States · Bill · S
S. 85 (113th)
FAST Voting Act of 2013
Introduced
23 January 2013
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Committee on Rules and Administration. Hearings held.
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Summary
Louis L. Redding Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely Voting Act of 2013 or FAST Voting Act of 2013 - Directs the Attorney General to award grants, on a competitive basis, to enable states to: (1) invest in practices and technology designed to expedite voting at the polls, and (2) simplify voter registration. Requires the grant application to include a comprehensive and coherent plan for using funds to improve the applicant's performance on specified measures with respect to: (1) flexible registration opportunities, (2) early voting, (3) assistance to non-English speaking voters, and (4) other related matters. Requires each grantee to establish performance measures and targets, approved by the Attorney General, that track its progress in implementing its plan and expediting voting at the polls or simplifying voter registration, as applicable.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 23 January 2013
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 23 January 2013
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 23 January 2013
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/85
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/85