Voter Fraud Prevention Act of 2012 - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to: (1) increase from 5 to 10 years the length of imprisonment for criminal activities involving intimidation or fraud in connection with voter registration and voting, and (2) prohibit an individual involved in such activities from voting in subsequent federal elections.
Amends the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to require the appropriate state election official, in transmitting balloting materials to absent uniformed services voters, to: (1) ensure that any tray or sack containing such materials is tagged with Tag 191 or some other similar tagging device to provide greater visibility to such containers, and (2) use IMb Tracing or other similar tracking methods to provide real-time tracking information for such materials.
Directs the Postmaster General to report to Congress on the efforts undertaken to deter and prevent the loss and theft of balloting materials transmitted to or by absent uniformed services voters in elections for federal office.
[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6593 Introduced in House (IH)]
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6593
To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to increase the
penalties imposed for intimidating, threatening, or coercing any person
from engaging in voter registration activities or for procuring,
submitting, or casting false voter registration applications or
ballots, to amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting
Act to require election officials to transmit balloting materials to
absent uniformed services voters using the automated tagging and
tracing services provided by the United States Postal Service, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 16, 2012
Mr. Olson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on House Administration
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A BILL
To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to increase the
penalties imposed for intimidating, threatening, or coercing any person
from engaging in voter registration activities or for procuring,
submitting, or casting false voter registration applications or
ballots, to amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting
Act to require election officials to transmit balloting materials to
absent uniformed services voters using the automated tagging and
tracing services provided by the United States Postal Service, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Voter Fraud Prevention Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN PENALTIES FOR CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES INVOLVING VOTER
REGISTRATION AND VOTING.
(a) Increase in Length of Term of Imprisonment.--Section 12 of the
National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg-10) is
amended in the matter following paragraph (2) by striking ``5 years''
and inserting ``10 years''.
(b) Prohibition From Voting in Subsequent Elections.--Section 12 of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1973gg-10) is amended in the matter following
paragraph (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting the
following: ``and, in the case of an individual, shall not be permitted
to cast a ballot in any subsequent election for Federal office.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to violations occurring on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3. REQUIRING USE OF AUTOMATED TAGGING AND TRACING SERVICES FOR
BALLOTING MATERIALS TRANSMITTED TO ABSENT UNIFORMED
SERVICES VOTERS.
(a) Requirement for Election Officials.--
(1) In general.--Section 102 of the Uniformed and Overseas
Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff-1) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(j) Requiring Use of Automated Tagging and Tracing Services for
Balloting Materials Transmitted to Absent Uniformed Services Voters.--
In transmitting balloting materials to absent uniformed services
voters, the appropriate State election official shall--
``(1) ensure that any tray or sack containing such
materials is tagged with Tag 191 or some other similar tagging
device used by the United States Postal Service to provide
greater visibility to containers of such materials; and
``(2) use IMb Tracing or other similar tracking methods
made available by the United States Postal Service to provide
real-time tracking information for such materials.''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1)
shall apply with respect to elections occurring after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
(b) Report on Efforts To Deter and Prevent Loss and Theft of
Balloting Materials.--
(1) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Postmaster General shall submit a
report to Congress detailing the efforts that the Postmaster
General has undertaken to deter and prevent the loss and theft
of balloting materials transmitted to or by absent uniformed
services voters in elections for Federal office.
(2) Definitions.--In paragraph (1), the terms ``absent
uniformed services voter'' and ``balloting materials'' have the
meaning given such terms in section 107 of the Uniformed and
Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff-6).
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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