Caging Prohibition Act of 2007

A bill to prevent voter caging.

11/5/2007--Introduced.
Caging Prohibition Act of 2007 - Prohibits state or local election officials from preventing an individual from registering or voting in any election for federal office, or permitting a formal challenge under state law to an individual's registration status or eligibility to vote in a federal election, if the sole basis for such decision or challenge is evidence consisting of:
(1) a voter caging document or voter caging list;
(2) an unverified match list; or
(3) any other evidence so designated for purposes of this Act by the Federal Election Commission.
Defines "voter caging document" as:
(1) any nonforwardable document that is sent to an individual at the address at which such individual is registered (or seeking to become registered) as a voter in a federal election, and that is returned to the sender or to a third party as undelivered or undeliverable; and
(2) any document (other than a notice warning of possible removal from the voting rolls) that is sent to an individual at the address at which such individual is registered.
Defines "unverified match list" as one produced by matching the identity of registered voters or voter registration applicants with the identity of individuals who are ineligible to vote in the registrar's jurisdiction, by virtue of death, conviction, change of address, mental impairment, or otherwise, unless the information establishing the individual's identity contains a signature, photograph, or unique identifying number.
Outlines requirements for challenges to an individual's registration or voting eligibility by persons other than election officials.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI]
• and 14 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH]
  • Sen. Hillary Clinton [D, NY]
  • Sen. Christopher Dodd [D, CT]
  • Sen. Russell Feingold [D, WI]
  • Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]
  • Sen. Thomas Harkin [D, IA]
  • Sen. Edward Kennedy [D, MA]
  • Sen. John Kerry [D, MA]
  • Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN]
  • Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]
  • Sen. Robert Menendez [D, NJ]
  • Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL]
  • Sen. Barack Obama [D, IL]
  • Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]
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Committees

• Senate Rules and Administration

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.2305

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
November 05, 2007

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• Feb 27, 2008: Committee on Rules and Administration. Hearings held.
• Nov 05, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
• Nov 05, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13772-13773)
• Introduced on Nov 05, 2007.

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Related Bills:

• H.R.5038

Related Issue Areas:

• Voting rights
• Voting
• Voter registration
• State laws
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• State and local government
• Law
• Government paperwork
• Government information
• Fines (Penalties)
• Election administration
• Civil rights
• Elections

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July 13, 2008 don't cage me bro

Anyway, there are a few bills (S. 2305 and HR 5038) which would pretty much prevent anyone from being challenged unless the challenger knows beforehand that the person is shady, and any governmental misconduct would be punished. ...

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March 03, 2008 Whitehouse Explains Caging: An ‘Especially Nefarious Voter ...

Whitehouse’s bill — the Caging Prohibition Act (S. 2305) — would “require any private party who challenges the right of another citizen to vote (or register to vote) to set forth in writing, under penalty of perjury, the specific ...

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