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Hiring Preference for Veterans and Americans With Disabilities Act
To clarify that a State or local jurisdiction may give preference to individuals who are veterans or individuals with a disability with respect to hiring election workers to administer an election in the State or local jurisdiction, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill would clarify that states and local jurisdictions may give hiring preference to veterans and individuals with disabilities when hiring election workers to administer elections. The bill also permits states and local jurisdictions to give preference to nonresident military spouses and dependents when hiring election workers and prohibits them from refusing to hire such individuals solely based on residency requirements. These provisions take effect upon enactment of the bill.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI)
Actions (2)
- Oct 9, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. · senate
- Oct 9, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
October 9, 2025
Mr. Sheehy (for himself and Ms. Slotkin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration
A BILL
To clarify that a State or local jurisdiction may give preference to individuals who are veterans or individuals with a disability with respect to hiring election workers to administer an election in the State or local jurisdiction, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Hiring Preference for Veterans and Americans With Disabilities Act”.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF RULES WITH RESPECT TO HIRING OF ELECTION WORKERS.
(a) Preferences for Veterans and Individuals With Disabilities.—
(1) Preferences.—In hiring election workers to administer an election in a State or local jurisdiction, the State or local jurisdiction may give preference to individuals who are veterans or individuals with a disability.
(2) Individual with a disability defined.—In this subsection, an “individual with a disability” means an individual with an impairment that substantially limits any major life activities.
(b) Preference and Waiver of Residency Requirement for Spouses and Dependents of Absent Military Voters.—
(1) Preference and waivers.—In hiring election workers to administer an election in a State or local jurisdiction, the State or local jurisdiction—
(A) may give preference to an individual who is a nonresident military spouse or dependent; and
(B) may not refuse to hire such an individual as an election worker solely on the grounds that the individual does not maintain a place of residence in the State or local jurisdiction.
(2) Nonresident military spouse or dependent defined.—In this subsection, a “nonresident military spouse or dependent” means an individual who is an absent uniformed services voter under section 107(1)(C) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizen Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 20310(1)(C)).
(c) Effective Date.—This section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>
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