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    Purges Legislation in the 109th Congress

    Published: January 26, 2009
    Bill No. Short Title Sponsors Date Introduced Related Bills Description
    S. 17 Voting Opportunity and Technology Enhancement Rights Act of 2005 Dodd January 24, 2005   Among other things, this bill would require states to provide public notice at least 45 days before a federal election of names removed from each state’s voter registration list. The State must send notices to each individual voter whose name has been removed from the State voter registration list.
    S. 414 Voter Protection Act of 2005 McConnell February 17, 2005   Among other things, this bill would amend the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) to make it easier for states to purge the voting rolls of voters who have not voted in two consecutive general elections.
    S. 450 Count Every Vote Act of 2005 Clinton February 17, 2005 H.R. 939 This is an omnibus election reform bill that seeks to address a number of election administration problems that arose in the 2004 federal elections.  Among other things, it would require states to make the processes by which they purge their voter rolls more transparent and to provide notice to voters before purging their names from the rolls.
    H.R. 533 Voting Opportunity and Technology Enhancement Rights Act of 2005 Conyers February 2, 2005   The provisions of this election reform bill are very similar to those in S. 17 and would address many election administration problems in the same way.
    H.R. 939 Count Every Vote Act of 2005 Jones February 17, 2005 S. 450 This omnibus election reform bill seeks to address a number of election administration problems that arose in the 2004 federal elections.  The provisions of this bill are similar to those in S. 450.
    H.R. 2778 Common Sense in Voter Registration Act of 2005 Dent June 7, 2005   This bill would amend the National Voter Registration Act to permit registrars to remove individuals from the voter rolls if the individual (1) has not voted or appeared to vote in 2 consecutive regularly schedule general elections; (2) has been mailed a notice to the address used to register; and (3) has failed to respond to the notice within 60 days.
    H.R. 3094 Secure America’s Vote Act of 2005 Hoyer June 28, 2005   Among other things, this bill would require the National Institute of Standards and Technology to establish accuracy standards for states to meet to purge names from the voter rolls for reasons of felony status or death. States must post public notices listing purged names, the reasons for purging, and information about appealing a removal.
    H.R. 4989 Electoral Fairness Act of 2006 Holt March 16, 2006   Among other things, this bill would amend NVRA to require states to notify registrants if their names may be purged from the voter rolls for reasons other than death or change of address. States must notify registrants by “forwardable mail” at least 30 days before an election describing the reason for removal from the voter rolls and an opportunity to challenge the intended purge.