S 1887 119th Congress
Vote at Home Act of 2025
Vote at Home Act of 2025This bill expands voting by mail in federal elections and provides for automatic voter registration through state motor vehicle authorities.Specifically, the bill prohibits states from imposing additional conditions or requirements on the eligibility of individuals to cast ballots by mail in federal elections, except states may impose a deadline for requesting the ballot and related voting...
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| IntroductionIntroduced | Introduced in the Senate. | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionIntroduced in Senate | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Library of Congress · Code 10000 | Congress.gov | |
| Text versionIntroduced in Senate | A dated text-version record is available. | Congress.gov |
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Vote at Home Act of 2025This bill expands voting by mail in federal elections and provides for automatic voter registration through state motor vehicle authorities.Specifically, the bill prohibits states from imposing additional conditions or requirements on the eligibility of individuals to cast ballots by mail in federal elections, except states may impose a deadline for requesting the ballot and related voting materials and for returning a ballot.Further, states must mail ballots to individuals registered to vote in a federal election not later than two weeks before the election.In addition, the U.S. Postal Service must carry ballots for federal elections expeditiously and free of postage.Finally, the bill provides for automatic voter registration of individuals through state motor vehicle authorities.
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- Introduced in SenateMay 22, 2025