Laurel Lee: “Together, these benefits strengthen public confidence in our elections.”

This bill amends the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, otherwise known as UOCAVA, which is how that we ensure that our servicemembers overseas have their right to vote protected and facilitated.

This bill expands UOCAVA provisions to ensure that we include men and women who are serving in our National Guard or in an inactive service status so that they, too, are covered by UOCAVA.

I think ensuring foreign powers do not have access to material that has not been shared with the American people is common sense.

The Protecting American Voters Act is directed at helping us achieve the twin pillars of voter access to elections, but also ensuring that we have accurate elections with a high level of integrity.