S 2313 · 108th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

RECORD Act of 2004

Introduced 2004-04-08· Sponsored by Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.(2004-04-08)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Restore Elector Confidence in Our Representative Democracy Act of 2004 or the RECORD Act of 2004 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require each voting system used in an election for Federal office to: (1) produce an individual voter-verifiable paper record of the vote that shall be made available for inspection and verification by the voter at the time the vote is cast; and (2) provide the voter with an opportunity to correct any error made by the system in the voter-verifiable paper record before the permanent voter-verified paper record is preserved. Requires the permanent voter verified paper record to be preserved within the polling place for later use in any manual audit. Makes such paper record the official record used for any recount. Requires the voting system accessible for individuals with disabilities, including nonvisual accessibility for the blind and visually impaired, to meet the requirements of this Act by using a mechanism that separates the function of vote generation from the function of vote casting without requiring the voter to view or handle paper. Requires each State to ensure that election officials are instructed on the right of any individual …

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Cosponsors (12)

11 Democrats1 Independent