All Election administration Legislation - Federal Government
H.R.6625 - To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs to be designated as voter registration agencies, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 10/02/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Bill Text To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs to be designated as voter registration agencies, and for other purposes. 9/17/2008--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Veteran Voting Support Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit a state to designate facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) located in the state as voter registration agencies under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 solely for the purposes of providing voter registration services to individuals receiving (or applying to receive) services or assistance from the facility. Requires any VA facility designated as a voter registration agency, with respect to such individuals, to: (1) provide information relating to the opportunity to request an absentee ballot; (2) make available absentee ballot applications and, upon request, assistance in completing such applications [...] show full description Comment on Bill S.3308 - A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs to be designated as voter registration agencies, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 09/15/2008 - Committee on Rules and Administration. Hearings held. Bill Text A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs to be designated as voter registration agencies, and for other purposes. 7/22/2008--Introduced. Veteran Voting Support Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit a state to designate facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) located in the state as voter registration agencies under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993. Requires any VA facility designated as a voter registration agency to: (1) provide information relating to the opportunity to request an absentee ballot; (2) make available absentee ballot applications and absentee ballots upon request, as well as assistance in completing them; and (3) work with local election officials to ensure the proper delivery of such applications and ballots. Directs the Secretary to permit a meaningful opportunity for nonpartisan organizations to provide voter registration information [...] show full description S.3212 - A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to provide for auditable, independent verification of ballots, to ensure the security of voting systems, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 07/30/2008 - Committee on Rules and Administration. Date of scheduled hearing. SR-301. 10:00 a.m. Bill Text A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to provide for auditable, independent verification of ballots, to ensure the security of voting systems, and for other purposes. 6/26/2008--Introduced. Bipartisan Electronic Voting Reform Act of 2008 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require any voting system other than one using paper ballots personally marked by the voter to permit independent verification of cast ballots by various specified means, including paper or electronic.Requires each state to conduct an audit of every federal election to ensure that each certificate of election is justified by the vote totals. Directs the Federal Election Commission to establish an Audit Guidelines Development Task Force to assist the Commission in developing model audit guidelines.Prescribes election security requirements for voting systems, including: (1) chain of custody protocols; (2) disclosure of election-dedicated software; and (3) minimum state standards [...] show full description H.R.6339 - To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide additional leave for Federal employees to serve as poll workers, and to direct the Election Assistance Commission to make grants to States for poll worker recruitment and training.
Latest Action: 09/25/2008 - Reported (Amended) by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 110-886, Part I. Bill Text To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide additional leave for Federal employees to serve as poll workers, and to direct the Election Assistance Commission to make grants to States for poll worker recruitment and training. 9/25/2008--Reported to House amended, Part I. (There is 1 other summary) Federal Employees Deserve to Volunteer on the Elections Act of 2008 or the FEDVOTE Act of 2008 - Entitles executive agency employees to leave, without loss of or reduction in pay, leave to which otherwise entitled, credit for time or service, or performance or efficiency rating, not exceeding six days in a leave year, in order to: (1) provide election administration assistance to a state or unit of local government at a polling place on the date of any election for public office; or (2) receive training without which the employee would be ineligible to provide such assistance.Directs the Election Assistance Commission to make grants to eligible [...] show full description S.3100 - A bill to require early voting in Federal elections, to prohibit restrictions on absentee voting in Federal elections, to establish a grant program to promote voting by mail, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 06/06/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Bill Text A bill to require early voting in Federal elections, to prohibit restrictions on absentee voting in Federal elections, to establish a grant program to promote voting by mail, and for other purposes. 6/6/2008--Introduced. Voting Opportunities and Integrity in the Conduct of Elections Act of 2008 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to: (1) allow individuals to vote in an election before the date of the regularly scheduled election; (2) require the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to issue standards for administration of such voting; and (3) require each state to permit any person otherwise qualified to vote in a federal election to vote in a manner other than in person, and impose no conditions or restrictions on absentee voting other than a reasonable deadline for requesting and returning the ballot.Directs the EAC to establish a Vote by Mail grant program. Requires each federal election voting system to require the use of or produce an individual, [...] show full description H.RES.1230 - Condemning postelection violence in Zimbabwe and calling for a peaceful resolution to the current political crisis.
Latest Action: 06/19/2008 - Considered as unfinished business. Bill Text Condemning postelection violence in Zimbabwe and calling for a peaceful resolution to the current political crisis. 6/19/2008--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Condemns the campaign of violence and harassment in Zimbabwe conducted by the ruling party and its supporters in the police and military against members of the opposition and other civilians. Calls on the government of Zimbabwe to create an environment conducive to a peaceful transition of power. Encourages the political parties to commit to forming a government that reflects the will of the Zimbabwean people and promotes national unity. Urges the international community, under the leadership of the United Nations, the African Union (AU), and the Southern African Development Community (SADC), to deploy monitors to ensure that the presidential runoff election reflects the will of the Zimbabwean people. Commends: (1) the people of Zimbabwe for their [...] show full description H.CON.RES.357 - Encouraging all States to enact laws requiring photo identification to vote in elections.
Latest Action: 05/20/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Bill Text Encouraging all States to enact laws requiring photo identification to vote in elections. 5/20/2008--Introduced.
Encourages all states that have not already done so to swiftly enact laws requiring voters to present current, valid, government-issued photo identification based on proof of U.S. citizenship in order to vote in elections. Applauds those states that have already implemented vigorous photo identification laws to secure the integrity of the democratic process. H.R.6070 - To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee the residency of spouses of military personnel.
Latest Action: 06/26/2008 - Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Bill Text To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee the residency of spouses of military personnel. 5/15/2008--Introduced.
Military Spouses Residency Relief Act - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to prohibit, for purposes of voting for a federal, state, or local office, deeming a person to have lost a residence or domicile in a state, acquired a residence or domicile in any other state, or become a resident in or of any other state solely because the person is absent from a state because the person is accompanying the person's spouse who is absent from the state in compliance with military or naval orders. Prohibits a servicemember's spouse from either losing or acquiring a residence or domicile for purposes of taxation because of being absent or present in any U.S. tax jurisdiction solely to be with the servicemember in compliance with the servicemember's military orders if the residence or domicile is the same for the servicemember and the spouse. H.RES.1170 - Commending Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita for his leadership and dedication to protecting the integrity of the election process and increasing voter confidence in all of our elections.
Latest Action: 05/01/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Bill Text Commending Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita for his leadership and dedication to protecting the integrity of the election process and increasing voter confidence in all of our elections. 5/1/2008--Introduced.
Commends Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita for his leadership and dedication to protecting the integrity of the election process and increasing voter confidence in all of our elections. S.RES.533 - A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the political situation in Zimbabwe.
Latest Action: 04/29/2008 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent. Bill Text A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the political situation in Zimbabwe. 4/29/2008--Passed Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Expresses the sense of the Senate: (1) supporting the people of Zimbabwe; (2) that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission should immediately release the legitimate results of the presidential election and ratify the previously announced results of the parliamentary elections; (3) that President Robert Mugabe should accept the will of the people of Zimbabwe in order to effect a timely and peaceful transition to democratic rule; (4) that the U.S. government and the international community should impose targeted sanctions against individuals in the government of Zimbabwe and state security services and militias who are responsible for human rights abuses [...] show full description H.R.5803 - To direct the Election Assistance Commission to establish a program to make grants to participating States and units of local government which will administer the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in November 2008 for carrying out a program to make backup paper ballots available in the case of the failure of a voting system or voting equipment in the election or some other emergency situation, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 07/15/2008 - Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6536-6541; text of measure as reported in House: CR H6536) Bill Text To direct the Election Assistance Commission to establish a program to make grants to participating States and units of local government which will administer the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in November 2008 for carrying out a program to make backup paper ballots available in the case of the failure of a voting system or voting equipment in the election or some other emergency situation, and for other purposes. 5/15/2008--Reported to House without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Directs the Election Assistance Commission to make a grant to each participating state and unit of local government for carrying out a program to make backup paper ballots available in the case of the failure of a voting system or voting equipment or some other emergency situation in the administration of the regularly [...] show full description H.RES.1104 - Congratulating California Secretary of State Debra Bowen and Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, recipients of the 2008 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award.
Latest Action: 04/14/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Bill Text Congratulating California Secretary of State Debra Bowen and Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, recipients of the 2008 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award. 4/14/2008--Introduced.
Commends Secretaries of State Debra Bowen of California and Jennifer Brunner of Ohio for their efforts to ensure the integrity of the voting process. Congratulates Secretaries Bowen and Brunner for being named recipients of the 2008 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award. H.R.5673 - To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to direct the Secretary of Defense to collect absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters for elections for Federal office and deliver the ballots to State election officials prior to the time established for the closing of the polls on the date of the election, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 04/01/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Bill Text To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to direct the Secretary of Defense to collect absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters for elections for Federal office and deliver the ballots to State election officials prior to the time established for the closing of the polls on the date of the election, and for other purposes. 4/1/2008--Introduced. Military Voting Protection Act of 2008 - Amends the Uniformed Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to direct the Secretary of Defense (the Presidential designee) to establish procedures for collecting absentee ballots of military overseas voters in elections for federal office, and for delivering such ballots to the appropriate state election officials. Requires the Secretary to: (1) ensure that such ballots are delivered prior to the time established for the closing of the polls on the date of the election; (2) carry out delivery requirements through a contract with a private provider [...] show full description H.R.5628 - To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to give individuals who are permitted to cast a provisional ballot in elections for Federal office the option to re-register to vote in such elections at the polling place, to establish a uniform standard for the treatment of provisional ballots cast at incorrect polling places, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Bill Text To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to give individuals who are permitted to cast a provisional ballot in elections for Federal office the option to re-register to vote in such elections at the polling place, to establish a uniform standard for the treatment of provisional ballots cast at incorrect polling places, and for other purposes. 3/13/2008--Introduced.
Make Provisional Ballots Count Act of 2008 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to: (1) permit same-day voter re-registration at polling places on the date of election for individuals permitted to cast provisional ballots; and (2) require counting of provisional ballots cast by individuals determined to be registered to vote in the state or the congressional district, as appropriate. S.RES.445 - A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the assassination of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto, and the political crisis in Pakistan.
Latest Action: 02/07/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S795-796) Bill Text A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the assassination of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto, and the political crisis in Pakistan. 2/7/2008--Introduced. Conveys the condolences of the people of the United States to the people of Pakistan on the tragic loss of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Condemns the December 2007 murder of Benazir Bhutto and the slaughter of at least 165 other Pakistani citizens in this attack and the prior attempt on Benazir Bhutto's life. Calls upon the government of Pakistan to: (1) bring the perpetrators to justice and to support an independent inquiry into the assassination of Benazir Bhutto; (2) ensure that free elections are held on February 18, 2008, as scheduled; (3) end the harassment of judges, opposition party activists, and lawyers; and (4) end restrictions on the media and freedom of speech. Calls upon the President to: (1) review U.S. aid to Pakistan to ensure that all assistance [...] show full description H.R.5038 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 02/04/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Bill Text To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. 1/17/2008--Introduced. Caging Prohibition Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit state or local election officials from preventing an individual from registering or voting in any election for federal office, or from permitting a formal challenge under state law to an individual's registration status or eligibility to vote, if the basis for such decision is evidence consisting of: (1) a voter caging document or voter caging list; (2) an unverified match list; (3) an error or omission on voter application or registration documents that is not material to an individual's eligibility to vote; or (4) any other evidence so designated by the Election Assistance Commission. Defines "voter caging document" as: (1) a nonforwardable document that is returned to the sender or a third party as undelivered or undeliverable despite an attempt [...] show full description H.R.4145 - To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to clarify the treatment of provisional ballots cast in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 11/09/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Bill Text To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to clarify the treatment of provisional ballots cast in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes. 11/9/2007--Introduced.
Provisional Ballot Fairness in Counting Act of 2007 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to revise requirements for the treatment of provisional ballots in federal elections. Prohibits any election recount until all provisional votes have been counted. Requires the chief state election official, in determining whether to count a provisional vote, to review not only official registered voter lists but also any information an individual voter submitted during the registration process. Requires a provisional ballot in a federal election to be treated as a voter registration application if it is rejected on the ground that the individual is not registered to vote in the election. S.RES.372 - A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the declaration of a state of emergency in Pakistan.
Latest Action: 11/08/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S14201-14202) Bill Text A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the declaration of a state of emergency in Pakistan. 11/8/2007--Introduced. Expresses the sense of the Senate: (1) condemning the decision by President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan to declare a state of emergency in Pakistan and calling on President Musharraf to revoke the state of emergency; (2) calling upon President Musharraf to honor his commitment to relinquish his position as Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan and allow free parliamentary elections in accordance with the Constitution of Pakistan; (3) that the U.S. government should provide assistance to facilitate such elections; (4) calling upon the government of Pakistan to conduct a full investigation into the attempted assassination of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto; and (5) that U.S. military assistance to Pakistan should be subjected to careful review, and that assistance for certain weapons systems not directly related to the fight against Al Qaeda [...] show full description Latest Action: 02/27/2008 - Committee on Rules and Administration. Hearings held. Bill Text A bill to prevent voter caging. 11/5/2007--Introduced. Caging Prohibition Act of 2007 - Prohibits state or local election officials from preventing an individual from registering or voting in any election for federal office, or permitting a formal challenge under state law to an individual's registration status or eligibility to vote in a federal election, if the sole basis for such decision or challenge is evidence consisting of: (1) a voter caging document or voter caging list; (2) an unverified match list; or (3) any other evidence so designated for purposes of this Act by the Federal Election Commission.Defines "voter caging document" as: (1) any nonforwardable document that is sent to an individual at the address at which such individual is registered (or seeking to become registered) as a voter in a federal election, and that is returned to the sender or to a third party as undelivered or undeliverable; and (2) any document (other than a notice warning [...] show full description S.2295 - A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot under title III of such Act, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 11/01/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13694-13695) Bill Text A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot under title III of such Act, and for other purposes. 11/1/2007--Introduced. Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2007 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) with respect to: (1) ballot verification and mandatory paper record audit capacity; and (2) accessibility and ballot verification of results for individuals with disabilities.Requires the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to study, test, and develop best practices to enhance the accessibility of ballot verification mechanisms for individuals with disabilities, voters whose primary language is not English, and voters with difficulties in literacy.Requires laboratories to meet standards prohibiting conflicts of interest as a condition of accreditation for the testing of voting system hardware and software.Outlines additional voting system requirements [...] show full description H.R.4026 - To prohibit election officials from requiring an individual to provide a photo identification as a condition for voting in an election for Federal office.
Latest Action: 10/31/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Bill Text To prohibit election officials from requiring an individual to provide a photo identification as a condition for voting in an election for Federal office. 10/31/2007--Introduced.
Voter Access Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit an election official from requiring an individual to provide a photo identification as a condition for receiving or casting a ballot in any election for federal office. H.R.4004 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income the stipends received for working as an election judge.
Latest Action: 10/30/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Bill Text To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income the stipends received for working as an election judge. 10/30/2007--Introduced.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income stipends received for service as an election judge for any federal, state, or local election or for completing a training course to become an election judge. Defines "election judge" to include poll workers and other individuals performing similar functions. H.R.3600 - To enforce the guarantees of the first, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments to the Constitution of the United States by prohibiting certain devices used to deny the right to participate in certain elections.
Latest Action: 09/19/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1921) Bill Text To enforce the guarantees of the first, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments to the Constitution of the United States by prohibiting certain devices used to deny the right to participate in certain elections. 9/19/2007--Introduced.
Voter Freedom Act of 2007 - Declares that an individual shall have the right to be placed as a candidate on, and to have his or her political party, body, or group affiliation in connection with such candidacy placed on, a ballot or similar voting materials to be used in a congressional election. Requires the individual to file a petition with at least 1,000 signatures of registered voters in the congressional district (or 1,000 eligible voters in the district if the state does not provide for voter registration). Specifies the period during which such a petition must be circulated. H.R.3500 - To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voting systems to produce a verifiable paper record of each vote cast and to ensure the security of electronic data, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 09/07/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Bill Text To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voting systems to produce a verifiable paper record of each vote cast and to ensure the security of electronic data, and for other purposes. 9/7/2007--Introduced. Know Your Vote Counts Act of 2007 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to revise voting system standards to require the voting system used in an election for federal office to provide the voter with an auditable paper record showing how the vote will be recorded by the system after the voter enters it. Requires the voter to use such record to verify that the vote shown is the vote the voter intends to cast. Requires the system, if the voter does not verify his or her vote, to provide the voter with: (1) the opportunity to change the ballot and correct any error, and (2) a new auditable paper record that reflects the change or correction made by the voter. Makes a vote final once a voter verifies that the vote shown on a paper record is the [...] show full description S.1936 - A bill to provide for a plebiscite on the future status of Puerto Rico.
Latest Action: 08/02/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Bill Text A bill to provide for a plebiscite on the future status of Puerto Rico. 8/2/2007--Introduced.
Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2007 - Directs the Puerto Rico State Elections Commission, not later than September 30, 2009, to conduct a plebiscite in Puerto Rico on the question of its status and relationship with the United States. Requires the ballot to provide for voters to choose: (1) to continue the present status and relationship; (2) independence; (3) nationhood in free association with the United States; or (4) admission as a state. H.R.3169 - To direct the Election Assistance Commission to make grants to States to respond to election administration needs which result from a major natural disaster, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 07/24/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Bill Text To direct the Election Assistance Commission to make grants to States to respond to election administration needs which result from a major natural disaster, and for other purposes. 7/24/2007--Introduced. Disaster Voting Reform Act of 2007 - Directs the Election Assistance Commission to make grants to each eligible state to: (1) restore and replace supplies, materials, and equipment used in the administration of elections which were damaged as a result of a major natural disaster; and (2) conduct voter outreach and education for voters displaced as a result of a major natural disaster. Requires preference for states with satellite voting sites. Grants an eligible disaster evacuee the right to be treated in the same manner as an absent uniform services voter and overseas voter under the Uniform and Overseas Citizen Absentee Voting Act. Deems such an individual entitled to vote by absentee ballot under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and the Help America Vote [...] show full description |
