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Read. Follow. Verify.Voter Eligibility Verification Act of 2024
Record date · December 20, 2024
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What This Bill Would Do
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to respond to state requests for citizenship status information within 30 days. It aims to speed up the process states use to verify the eligibility of individuals for voter registration.
This change creates a mandatory 30-day deadline for federal agencies to provide citizenship data to states, which could accelerate state-level voter roll maintenance and eligibility verification processes.
- Ms. Van Duyne and Mr. Crenshaw are members of the U.S. House of Representatives. context
- The Committee on the Judiciary is the House committee responsible for reviewing legislation related to immigration and federal law enforcement procedures. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Department of Homeland Security
The agency is required to meet a new 30-day deadline for processing state citizenship information requests.
State election officials
These officials gain a guaranteed timeline for receiving citizenship data from the federal government to assist in voter eligibility verification.
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Mandatory Response Timeline
The bill shifts federal-state information sharing from a general requirement to a time-bound mandate of 30 days.
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