Freedom to Vote Act
Latest action (18 Jul 2023): Introduced
What this bill does
**S. 2344 – Freedom to Vote Act**
This bill is a broad package of election-related legislation covering voter access, election administration, and campaign finance. It would require automatic and same-day voter registration, make Election Day a federal holiday, expand early voting and mail voting options (including drop boxes), set nationwide standards for voter identification, restrict removal of voters from registration rolls, and restore voting rights to certain people with past felony convictions. It also addresses election security, including paper-ballot and post-election audit requirements, protections for election workers and election records, restrictions on removing local election administrators, and new rules against deceptive practices and intimidation related to voting. Separately, it would ban mid-decade redistricting and set redistricting criteria, expand campaign finance disclosure requirements (including for online political ads and foreign spending), and create programs such as small-dollar donation matching for House candidates.
The bill would primarily affect state and local election officials, who would need to adjust registration, voting, and administration procedures; voters, who would gain new access options and protections; political candidates and committees, subject to new campaign-finance disclosure rules; and online platforms running political ads.
The bill was introduced in the Senate on July 18, 2023, by Sen. Amy Klobuchar with numerous Democratic cosponsors, and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. It has not received a committee vote or floor vote, and as of the latest available status, no further action has occurred.
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Official summary
Freedom to Vote Act
This bill addresses voter registration and voting access, election integrity and security, redistricting, and campaign finance.
Specifically, the bill expands voter registration (e.g., automatic and same-day registration) and voting access (e.g., vote-by-mail and early voting). It also limits removing voters from voter rolls.
Next, the bill establishes Election Day as a federal holiday.
The bill declares that the right of a U.S. citizen to vote in any election for federal office shall not be denied or abridged because that individual has been convicted of a criminal offense unless, at the time of the election, such individual is serving a felony sentence.
The bill establishes certain federal criminal offenses related to voting. In particular, the bill establishes a new criminal offense for conduct (or attempted conduct) to corruptly hinder, interfere with, or prevent another person from registering to vote or helping someone register to vote.
Additionally, the bill sets forth provisions related to election security, including by requiring states to conduct post-election audits for federal elections.
The bill outlines criteria for congressional redistricting and generally prohibits mid-decade redistricting.
Common questions
- What does S. 2344 do?
- **S. 2344 – Freedom to Vote Act** This bill is a broad package of election-related legislation covering voter access, election administration, and campaign finance. It would require automatic and same-day voter registration, make Election Day a federal holiday, expand early voting and mail voting options (including drop boxes), set nationwide standards for voter identification, restrict removal of voters from registration rolls, and restore voting rights to certain people with past felony convictions. It also addresses election security, including paper-ballot and post-election audit requirements, protections for election workers and election records, restrictions on removing local election administrators, and new rules against deceptive practices and intimidation related to voting. Separately, it would ban mid-decade redistricting and set redistricting criteria, expand campaign finance disclosure requirements (including for online political ads and foreign spending), and create programs such as small-dollar donation matching for House candidates. The bill would primarily affect state and local election officials, who would need to adjust registration, voting, and administration procedures; voters, who would gain new access options and protections; political candidates and committees, subject to new campaign-finance disclosure rules; and online platforms running political ads. The bill was introduced in the Senate on July 18, 2023, by Sen. Amy Klobuchar with numerous Democratic cosponsors, and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. It has not received a committee vote or floor vote, and as of the latest available status, no further action has occurred.
- Has S. 2344 become law?
- Not yet. As of 18 Jul 2023, S. 2344 is introduced.
- Who sponsored S. 2344?
- S. 2344 was sponsored by Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] (Democrat-MN), with 50 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 2344?
- Introduced (18 Jul 2023).
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