S.Res. 572: A resolution designating September 2012 as the "National Month of Voter Registration".
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S.Res. 572: A resolution designating September 2012 as the "National Month of Voter Registration".
112th Congress · introduced 2012-09-20 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6555-6556)
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- Where it came from: introduced 2012-09-20 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
A resolution designating September 2012 as the "National Month of Voter Registration".
Plain summary
Designates September 2012 as the National Month of Voter Registration. Calls on state and local election officials to conduct public outreach and take affirmative steps to encourage voter registration. Encourages states to be fully compliant with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and other federal voting rights laws as election day approaches.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
A resolution designating September 2012 as the "National Month of Voter Registration".
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · 5 cosponsors
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Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
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Words on this page, explained (2)
- Resolution
- A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
- Roll-call vote
- A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112sres572.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/sres>
Record fed-us-cong112-sres572 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112