S. 2939: Voter Choice Act
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S. 2939: Voter Choice Act
117th Congress · introduced 2021-10-05 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2021-10-05 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Voter Choice Act
Plain summary
Voter Choice Act This bill directs the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to establish a program to support state and local governments in the transition to ranked choice voting (a system in which voters rank candidates in order of preference). Specifically, the EAC must provide technical assistance to state and local governments that are considering whether to make, or that are in the process of making, the transition to a ranked choice voting system for their elections. The EAC must also award grants to support such transition, including through the acquisition of voting equipment and tabulation software, appropriate ballot design, educational materials, and voter outreach.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] · 1 cosponsors
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Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] reported raising $226,248 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s2939.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>
Record fed-us-cong117-s2939 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117