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H.R. 5557 — Poll Tax Prohibition Act of 2016 | PoliFocus

H.R. 5557114th Congress

Poll Tax Prohibition Act of 2016

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 and the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to prohibit an election official from requiring an individual to present a piece of identification that has an associated cost as a condition of voting or registering to vote in an election for Federal office, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]

26 cosponsors

Subjects

Government Operations and Politics

Summary

Poll Tax Prohibition Act of 2016

This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 and the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to prohibit requiring:

an individual to present a piece of information that has an associated cost as a condition of voting in a federal election, or
an individual wishing to vote by mail to include a piece of identification (or a copy of one) that has an associated cost.

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Legislative Actions

2016-06-22
Introduced in House
2016-06-22
Introduced in House
2016-06-22
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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