Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act of 2001
Last action on Mar 22, 2001Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in additi...
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Summary
Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act of 2001 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to outline requirements for equal protection of voting rights in Federal elections and voting rights in State and local elections.
Establishes a grant program to provide equal protection of voting rights with regard to States and localities.
Creates the Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures to study and report to the President and Congress on specified issues with respect to elections for Federal, State, and local office, including alternative voting methods, ballot designs, ballot uniformity, and absentee voting, in order to develop specific recommendations of best practices in voting and election administration.
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