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Introduction of the Federal Bureau of Prisons Voting Assistance Act

Floor Speech

Date: Jan. 9, 2024
Location: Washington, DC

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Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, today I introduce the Federal Bureau of Prisons Voting Assistance Act with Congresswoman Chellie Pingree. This bill would require the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to provide incarcerated individuals from jurisdictions that allow such individuals to vote, like the District of Columbia and Maine, information on how to register to vote and request an absentee ballot. BOP would be required to provide each BOP prison information on the criteria for voter registration, instructions on voter registration, voter registration forms and prepaid envelopes for voter registration forms, if provided by the state generally. Each prison would be required to post the information in the facility and give it to each incarcerated individual eligible to vote.

I urge my colleagues to support this bill.

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