CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Alex Padilla (D-CA)

Voter Purge Protection Act

S. 2994 · Senate bill Government Operations and Politics

A Democratic bill with 24 Democratic cosponsors · See all 26 cosponsors

Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

The Voter Purge Protection Act aims to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993. It seeks to prevent States from using an individual's failure to vote as a reason to remove them from official voter lists. The bill establishes that States must use objective and reliable evidence to verify ineligibility before removing a registrant. It also requires States to provide notice to individuals after they are removed from the list. Additionally, the bill promotes registration portability by allowing voters who move within a state to update their address and vote.

Yes· 3 of 4

  • Scored +7

    Does this protect the right to vote?

    The bill strengthens voting rights by preventing voter purges based on non-participation and requiring objective evidence for removal.

  • Scored +6

    Does this make casting a ballot easier in practice?

    The bill increases voting access by allowing voters who move within a state to update their address and vote at their current location.

  • Scored +5

    Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?

    The bill increases transparency by requiring states to provide notice of voter removal and public notice of list maintenance programs.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.