Search Results: keywords:"absentee ballot"

  • H. R. 6924 — To require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide certain information to inmates with respect to voting, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:646

    H. R. 6924 aims to ensure that inmates in federal prisons receive information about voting. The bill requires the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to send voting-related information, such as how to register to vote and request an absentee ballot, to inmates and Re-entry...

    Simple Explanation

    H. R. 6924 is a plan to help people in prison learn how to vote by giving them information on how to register and vote, like by mail. The rules say this information should also be available in Spanish if the state offers it, and there should be help for those who need it, like people with disabilities.

  • H. R. 8499 — To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish requirements for voting by absentee ballot in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:758

    H. R. 8499 seeks to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 by establishing new rules for voting by absentee ballot in federal elections. The bill specifies that individuals must meet specific criteria to request an absentee ballot, such as being unable to vote in person due...

    Simple Explanation

    H. R. 8499 is a proposed rule that says if someone wants to vote by mail in big national elections, they have to explain why they can't go to the voting place and send their request a few days before the election. It also says they need to promise that it's really them asking for the mail-in vote.