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Election Legislation Reference
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Each of the pending bills are listed, with a link to a http://www.govtrack.us / page. There you can click TEXT or pdf versions of each of the bills. Next to “Cosponsors” click on ‘show’ to see the list. Other functions on the page, such as “Bill Tracking” I haven’t yet explored.
2005 Election Reform Legislation
HAVA Amendments (10)
Reference: FEC HAVA 2002 Page: http://www.fec.gov/hava/hava.htm
S. 330: John Ensign (R-NV) A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy under title III of such Act, and for other purposes. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s109-330 Companion Bill: H.R. 704: James Gibbons (R-NV)
H.R. 704: James Gibbons (R-NV) To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy under title III of such Act, and for other purposes. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-704 Companion Bill: S. 330: John Ensign (R-NV)
S. 17: Christopher Dodd (D-CT) A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to protect voting rights and to improve the administration of Federal elections, and for other purposes. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s109-17 Companion Bill: H.R. 533: John Conyers (D-MI)
H.R. 533: John Conyers (D-MI) To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to protect voting rights and to improve the administration of Federal elections, and for other purposes. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-533 Companion Bill: S. 17: Christopher Dodd (D-CT)
S. 450: Hillary Clinton (D-NY) A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified paper record, to improve provisional balloting, to impose additional requirements under such Act, and for other purposes. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s109-450 Companion Bill: H.R. 939: Stephanie Jones (D-OH)
H.R. 939: Stephanie Jones (D-OH) To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified paper record, to improve provisional balloting, to impose additional requirements under such Act, and for other purposes. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-939 Companion Bill: S. 450: Hillary Clinton (D-NY)
S. 414: Mitch McConnell (R-KY) A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to protect the right of Americans to vote through the prevention of voter fraud, and for other purposes. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s109-414
H.R. 550: Rush Holt (D-NJ) To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified permanent paper record or hard copy under title III of such Act, and for other purposes. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-550
H.R. 470: John Larson (D-CT) To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require the software used in the operation of an electronic voting machine to meet certain requirements as a condition of the use of the machine in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-470
H.R. 278: Steve King (R-IA) 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. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-278
No Harris Blackwell (2)
S. 391: Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit certain State election administration officials from actively participating in electoral campaigns. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s109-391
H.R. 834: Ted Strickland (D-OH) To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit certain State election administration officials from actively participating in electoral campaigns. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-834
Voter Enfranchisement (colonies, ex-offenders, and registration) (7)
H. J. Res. 28: Jesse Jackson (D-IL) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hj109-28
S. 195: Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) A bill to provide for full voting representation in Congress for the citizens of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s109-195 Companion Bill: H.R. 398: Eleanor Norton (D-DC)
H.R. 398: Eleanor Norton (D-DC) To provide for full voting representation in Congress for the citizens of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-398 Companion Bill: S. 195: Joseph Lieberman (D-CT)
H.R. 190: Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) To restore the Federal electoral rights of the residents of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-190
H.J. Res. 1: Donna Christensen (D-VI) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding presidential election voting rights for residents of all United States territories and commonwealths. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hj109-1
H.R. 663: Charles Rangel (D-NY) To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-663
H.R. 496: Martin Sabo (D-MN) To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-496
H.C. Res. 73: James McCrery (R-LA) Supporting the goals and ideals of National High School Seniors Voter Registration Day. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hc109-73
Election Day/Weekend (2)
S. 144: Herbert Kohl (D-WI) A bill to change the date for regularly scheduled Federal elections and establish polling place hours. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s109-144
H.R. 63: John Conyers (D-MI) To treat the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in the same manner as any legal public holiday for purposes of Federal employment, and for other purposes. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-63
Quit Electoral College (2)
H.J. Res. 8: Raymond Green (D-TX) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct popular election of the President and Vice President of the United States. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hj109-8
H.J. RES.17: Eliot Engel (D-NY) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President by the popular vote of the citizens of the United States. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hj109-17
Candidate Enfranchisement/Special Elections (4)
H.J. Res. 2: John Conyers (D-MI) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit persons who are not natural-born citizens of the United States, but who have been citizens of the United States for at least 20 years, to be eligible to hold the Office of President. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hj109-2
H.J. Res. 9: Jose Serrano (D-NY) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as President. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hj109-9
H.J. Res. 15: Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to make eligible for the Office of President a person who is not a natural born citizen of the United States but has been a United States citizen for at least 20 years. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hj109-15
H.R. 841: James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) Special Elections/Appointments Provisions bill. To require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House of Representatives not later than 45 days after the vacancy is announced by the Speaker of the House of Representatives in extraordinary circumstances, and for other purposes. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-841
http://www.fec.gov/hava/timeline.htm
March 31, 2005 State NVRA Reports for 2003-2004 due to EAC.
June 1, 2005 EAC submits report to President and Congress on voters who register by mail. (Section 244).
June 1, 2005 EAC (in conjunction with SSA) reports to Congress on the feasibility and advisability of using SSN or other such information to establish registration or other election eligibility and ID requirements. (Section 244).
June 30, 2005 2003-2004 NVRA report submitted to Congress.
January 1, 2006 Each State and jurisdiction required to comply with the voting systems requirements in Section 301.
January 1, 2006 Deadline for States to implement computerized Statewide voter registration database if qualified for waiver.
First election for Federal office after January 1, 2006 All punchcard and lever machines replaced in States accepting Section 102 payments who qualified for a waiver of the original deadline.
January 1, 2007 Voting systems purchased with Title II requirements payments must meet disability access standards in section 201.
Clinton / Boxer press release
Clinton / Boxer press conference
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