HR 775 · 107th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Voting Improvement Act

Introduced 2001-02-28· Sponsored by Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Civil Service and Agency Organization.(2001-03-05)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Voting Improvement Act - Directs the Administrator of General Services to establish a program under which the Administrator shall make a one-time payment to each eligible State or local government which used a punch card voting system to administer the regularly scheduled Federal general election in November 2000. Requires the recipient State or local government to replace its punch card voting system with a voting system which does not use punch cards in time for the Federal general election in November 2002. Establishes as an independent entity in the executive branch the Election Administration Commission (Commission) to serve as a national clearinghouse and resource for the compilation of information and review of procedures with respect to the administration of Federal elections. Establishes the Election Administration Commission Advisory Group. Establishes within the Commission: (1) the Election Administration Office to develop, adopt, and update voluntary engineering and procedural performance standards for Federal election voting systems; and (2) the Grant Administration Office to make grants to eligible States, local governments, and eligible manufacturers of voting equipm…

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Cosponsors (20)

19 Democrats1 Republican