FAST Voting Act of 2017
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 7, 2017)
Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely Voting Act of 2017 or the FAST Voting Act of 2017
This bill requires the Election Assistance Commission to award grants, on a competitive basis, to states to: (1) improve voter participation, such as by providing flexible registration opportunities, early voting, or absentee voting; (2) improve voting system security, such as by providing voting machines that are less than 10 years old, updating voting equipment to provide a verifiable paper trail at polling places, or implementing strong chain of custody procedures for voting equipment and paper records; and (3) implement automatic voter registration.
What just happenedMar 7, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMar 7, 2017
- Mar 7, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Committee on House Administration - Mar 7, 2017IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 7, 2017IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House