To clarify the application of certain Federal laws relating to elections in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands.
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Latest Action · April 8, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to apply it specifically to American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, or the United States Virgin Islands.
Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to cover these same territories plus the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to cover the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Applies to such jurisdictions specified criminal penalties relating to the intimidation of voters, interference by government employees, and voting by aliens.
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